# Accident 19960209001579A: Piper J3C65, Winter Haven, FL, February 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9696° N, 81.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9696&lon=-81.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6666H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 6 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209001579A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING ON TOUCH AND GO. GROUND LOOPED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA077), Feb 9, 1996: Piper J-3C-65 (N6666H), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft after initiating a go-around, which resulted in the right wing contacting the ground. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.

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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