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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Panama City, FL · July 27, 1997

Date
July 27, 1997 · 09:50 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41131
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,953 total273 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: a complete report will be submitted to this office upon disassemble of the aircraft engine. The pilot stated he was flying along the coast line at approximately 1,000 ft. when he experienced loss of power. Landing in bar rather than trees. Aircraft received minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A COMPLETE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE UPON DISASSEMBLE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING ALONG THE COAST LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FT. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. LANDING IN BAR RATHER THAN TREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.