# Accident 19941125039259A: Piper J3C65, Waldoboro, ME, November 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1994, 13:15 local time
- Place: Waldoboro, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0933° N, 69.3784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldoboro, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0933&lon=-69.3784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98542, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98542-2018-02-12) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125039259A

## Narrative

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

DOG RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. ROTATED PREMATURE TO MISS DOG. FAILED TO KEEP ALIGNMENT. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA036), Nov 25, 1994: Piper J3C (N98542), Waldoboro, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature lift off which resulted in insufficient climb performance and collision with trees.

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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