# Accident 19940909026139A: Piper J3C65, Dixon, MT, September 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1994
- Place: Dixon, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2496° N, 114.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2496&lon=-114.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42056-1996-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 163 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909026139A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE DAMAGE INDICATES A FLAT SPIN TO IMPACT. ELK SPOTTING FLIGHT. LOW ALTITUDE AND SEVERE TURBULENCE FACTORS.

## 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 SEA94FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA237), Sep 9, 1994: Piper J3C-65 (N42056), Dixon, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DECREASE BELOW THE STALL SPEED.

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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