# Incident 19960912036519I: Piper J3C65, Columbus, GA, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70705) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912036519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 9/11/96 N70705 PILOTED BY CHAD J. BAWCUM GROUND LOOPED AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 5. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND A SMALL TEAR IN THE AIRCRAFT FABRIC WHICH WAS PATCHED AND AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO HOME BASE IN ALABAMA WITH A FERRY PERMIT ISSUED THROUGH THE ALABAMA FSDO-09.

## Other reports on N70705 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971017035439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017035439I), Oct 17, 1997: Piper J3C65 (N70705), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was taxiing aircraft on grass parallel to the runway to pickup a banner. Left main landing gear dropped into a hole and broke left main…

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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