# Accident 19960821023879A: Piper J3C65, Urbana, IL, August 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1996, 18:56 local time
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0998° N, 88.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0998&lon=-88.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23176-2018-03-26) (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 A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 67 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821023879A

## Narrative

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

GIVING RIDES. ON CLIMBOUT UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE. TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY AND STALLED. IMPACT FATAL FOR PASSENGER. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED FLYING AT BETWEEN 100 AND 200 FEET AGL.

## 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 CHI96LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA312), Aug 21, 1996: Piper J3C-65 (N23176), Urbana, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the diverted attention of the pilot.

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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