# Accident 19960611013429A: Piper J3C65, Princeton, MN, June 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1996, 19:45 local time
- Place: Princeton, MN
- Airport: Princeton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5691° N, 93.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5691&lon=-93.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35505, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35505) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960611013429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. ELECTED LAND ON GOLF COURSE. STRUCK PARK BENCH. CARB ICING OR FUEL MISMANAGMENT SUSPECTS. (-23) LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM PRINCETON AIRPORT WITH ONE PASSENGER. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT SELECTED A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY AS LANDING SITE. PEOPLE WERE ON THE COURSE SO CHOSE A PATCH OF CLOVER ALONG SIDE OF FAIRWAY. GEAR STRUCK RAISED GREEN AND WAS TORN OFF. RIGHT WING EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY PARK BENCH, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA198), Jun 12, 1996: Piper J-3 (N35505), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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