# Accident 19940724019309A: Piper J3C65, Jackson, CA, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 13:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover Field Amador County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3495° N, 120.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3495&lon=-120.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70192-2020-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 114 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019309A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING CROSSWIND LANDING BLAMED A WIND GUST.

## 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 LAX94LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA295), Jul 24, 1994: Piper J-3C-65 (N70192), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gust of wind and subsequent loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N70192 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180908016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180908016199A), Sep 8, 2018: Piper J3C-65 (N70192), Martell, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into trees on east side of runway on takeoff immediately after rotating.

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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