# Accident 19980906022709A: Piper J3L65, Morrisville, VT, September 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Airport: Perras Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5618° N, 72.5988° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5618&lon=-72.5988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26712 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 31 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906022709A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO PERRAS AIRPORT DUE TO UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM THE CFI. THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AND A WITNESS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY SAID THE AIRPLANE LOOKED VERY LOW, AND WAS NOT MORE THAN 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE CLIMB OUT.  THE AIRPLANE REMAINED LOW AND THEN MADE A LEFT TURN.  DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED A RURAL ROAD, AT 'MORE THAN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.'  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WOODEN PROPELLER REMAINED INTACT, AND THE PROPELLER DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FORWARD MOTION.  REVIEW OF AN FAA CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART PLACED THE TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT RECORDED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, IN THE 'SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE POWER' RANGE.                                                                        (-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO FROM PERRAS FIELD, A PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT AND WAS APPROACHING THE CREST OF A HILL WHEN IT STRUCK THE TERRAIN AT A VER Y SHARP ANGLE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF GROUND CONTACT BY THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE POINT OF IMPACT.  FROM EXAMINING THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER AND A STATEMENT BY A WITNESS, THE ENGINE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA182), Sep 6, 1998: Piper J3L-65 (N26712), Morristown, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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