# Accident 19981010028889A: Piper J3C65, Waynesville, OH, October 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1998, 17:11 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5309° N, 84.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5309&lon=-84.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70968) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028889A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER A LARGE GATHERING WHEN IT MADE A TURN AND SEEMED TO STALL. (-23) AT 16:50 HRS. ON OCT. 10, 1998, PRIVATE PILOT JIM ZAPPE (CERT. #291327192) TOOK OFF FROM WAYNESVILLE AIRPORT, WAYNESVILLE, OHIO IN N70968, A PIPER CUB J3-C-65.  AT 17:11 HRS. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT APPROX. 150' ALTITUDE, PITCH UP, MAKE A STEEP RIGHT BANKING TURN AND IMPACT THE GROUND STRAIGHT DOWN.  BOTH THE PILOT JIM ZAPPE AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DAVID GERSPACHER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD99LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA007), Oct 10, 1998: Piper J3C-65 (N70968), Waynesville, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N70968 (2)

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

- [Incident 19961022036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961022036709I), Oct 22, 1996: Piper J3C65 (N70968), Wilmington, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 22, 1996, at 1300 EDT, a Piper J3C-65, N70968, registered to stewarts aircraft, waynesville, Ohio, ground looped and collided with a…
- [Incident 19951015036829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015036829I), Oct 15, 1995: Piper J3C65 (N70968), Waynesville, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 15, 1995, at 1230 EDT, a Piper J3C-65, N70968, registered to stewarts aircraft, Waynesville, Ohio was blown up on its nose while taxiing…

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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