# Accident 19961013031989A: Piper J3C65, Springfield, OH, October 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1996, 12:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42719) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013031989A

## Narrative

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

CLIPPED A TREE ON CLIMBOUT FROM A DOWNWIND PASS OVER RUNWAY. STALLED. ROLLED TO RIGHT AND IMPACTED GROUND. (-23) DURING DOWNWIND LOW PASS, WITNESS REPORTED A/C BRUSHED TOP OF TREE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO WINGWALK (WOBBLE) ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LIMB OF TREE PULLING A/C INTO TREE. LIMBS BROKE AND AIRCRAFT SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREE AT AN ESTIMATED 100-150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS REPORTED TO BE RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA006), Oct 13, 1996: Piper J3C-65 (N42719), Springfield, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain obstacle clearance, while maneuvering at low altitudes. A related factor was the quartering tail wind.

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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