# Accident 19950529039049A: Piper J3C65, Greenville, SC, May 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1995, 12:07 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7705° N, 82.3792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7705&lon=-82.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31328-2006-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103202, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950529039049A

## Narrative

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

CFI TOOK OVER ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO. BEGAN GO AROUND. MADE STEEP TURN ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 ATL95FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA101), May 29, 1995: Piper J3C-65 (N31328), Greenville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed. A factor was his failure to reposition the elevator trim.

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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