# Accident 19940731019752A: Piper J3C65, Readington, NJ, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Readington, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLBERG/HUNTERDON (N51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7308H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7308H) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,916 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019752A

## Narrative

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

DURING BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING COLLIDED WITH N2313 THAT WAS TAXIING ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2313, Boeing PT13: [Accident 19940731019751A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019751A)

## 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 NYC94LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA141), Jul 31, 1994: Piper J-3 (N7308H), Readington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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