# Incident 19980210003689I: Piper J3C65, Hesperia, CA, February 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1998, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4264° N, 117.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4264&lon=-117.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78504, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78504) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980210003689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS AIRCRAFT, N78504, A PIPER J-3, WAS LANDING AT HESPERIA AIRPORT AT 09:45 ON FEBRUARY 10, 1998, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 3 WAS GOOD UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT SAID SHE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER.

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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