# Accident 19950402006299A: Piper J3C65, Bayport, NY, April 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1995, 13:36 local time
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Airport: Bayport Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7396° N, 73.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7396&lon=-73.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70234, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70234) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402006299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COUGHED ON CLIMBOUT AND FAILED. HIT HANGER FUEL TRUCK TRYING TO RETURN. FUEL SELECTOR OFF. ENGINE ANOMALIES.

## 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 BFO95LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA039), Apr 2, 1995: Piper J3-C65 (N70234), Bayport, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR.

## Other reports on N70234 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731121039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121039189A), Nov 21, 1973: Piper J3C65 (N70234), Culbertson, MT, Substantial damage. Spotting coyotes.

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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