# Accident 19950903027849A: Piper J3C65, Boothbay, ME, September 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1995, 18:20 local time
- Place: Boothbay, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8765° N, 69.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boothbay, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8765&lon=-69.6337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,773 total, 1,130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027849A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SETTING SUN. GEAR STRUCK BANK AT APPROACH END RUNWAY. CUB FLIPPED OVER. APPROACH WAS OVER WATER.

## 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 NYC95LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA216), Sep 3, 1995: Piper J-3 (N98503), Boothbay Harbor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: sunglare, and the pilot's lack of visual cues (visual perception).

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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