# Incident 19951125042989I: Piper J3C65, Faribault, MN, November 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24946) (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 C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,820 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125042989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKE OFF APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE. ENGINE TEST RUN, FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED; NO PROBLEMS FOUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT HIGHLY EXPERIENCED, DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE OPERATIONS.

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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