# Incident 19970404005009I: Piper J3, Cambridge Sprin, PA, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cambridge Sprin, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8020° N, 80.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge Springs, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8020&lon=-80.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7365H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7365H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 657 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404005009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING EARLY PART OF TAKE-OFF RUN, AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT AND FLIPPED OVER. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT PROP HIT GROUND AT 90 FEET FROM START OF TAKE-OFF ROLL AND CAME TO A REST 180 FEET FROM START. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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