# Accident 19950603017829A: Piper J3C65, Palmer, AK, June 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6194° N, 148.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6194&lon=-148.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32708, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32708) (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: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,795 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603017829A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW TO SEEK VEHICLE THAT DROVE ACCROSS PRIVATE STRIP. PULLED UP TO REVERSE COURSE. STALLED. CRASHED ON SAND.

## 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 ANC95FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA063), Jun 3, 1995: Piper J3C-65 (N32708), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S EMOTIONAL REACTION TO THE VEHICLE TRAVELLING THROUGH HIS YARD.

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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