# Incident 19971017035439I: Piper J3C65, Jackson, MS, October 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3348° N, 90.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWKINS FLD (HKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3348&lon=-90.2225&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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017035439I

## Narrative

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

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 LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N70705 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960912036519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912036519I), Sep 12, 1996: Piper J3C65 (N70705), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. 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…

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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