# Accident 19940423017149A: Piper J3C65, Snohomish, WA, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9407° N, 122.0005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9407&lon=-122.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70277, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70277) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 852 total, 128 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423017149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRACTICING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT PROCEDURE. LEVELED TOO LOW. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND. GEAR CAUGHT TALL GRASS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA108), Apr 23, 1994: Piper J3C-65 (N70277), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: HIGH VEGETATION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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