# Accident 19950618019939A: Piper J3C65, Yellow Springs, OH, June 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1995, 09:55 local time
- Place: Yellow Springs, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7897° N, 83.8894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7897&lon=-83.8894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7239H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7239H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,157 total, 14 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618019939A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A ULTRILIGHT STRIP. COLLIDED WITH A ANTENNA ON CLIMBOUT THEN STRUCK A TREE. FAILED TO NOTE TOWER ON PASS. (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND IN FARM FIELD AND ON LAST CLIMB OUT, STRUCK ANTENNA MASK AT HUSTEAD EMS STATION WITH RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO TURN RIGHT, STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. AFTER ACCIDENT, MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. DAMAGE TO ANTENNA, HOUSE AND FENCE ON GROUND.

## 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 NYC95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA133), Jun 18, 1995: Piper J3C-65 (N7239H), Yellow Springs, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilot which resulted in the airplane striking the tower.

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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