# Incident 19971102044449I: Piper J3C65, Schellville, CA, November 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1997, 10:51 local time
- Place: Schellville, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70210, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70210) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,440 total, 100 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102044449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING INSTRUCTION PERIOD, WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT WITH STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT 3 WIRES WERE SEVERED. INSTRUCTOR WAS LATE TO CORRECT FOR APPROACH ANGLE WHICH WAS TOO SHALLOW.

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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