# Accident 19951226042509A: Piper J3C65, Belzoni, MS, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2592° N, 90.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2592&lon=-90.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3615K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3615K-1996-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226042509A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SPIN. IMPACTED PLOWED FIELD FAILED MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND OR MAKE PROPER RECOVERY.

## 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 ATL96FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA027), Dec 26, 1995: Piper J-3-C65 (N3615K), Belzoni, MS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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