# Accident 19990227001839A: Piper J3C65, Pembroke Pines, FL, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999, 12:05 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0031° N, 80.2239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke Pines, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0031&lon=-80.2239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6460D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6460D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227001839A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON A BANNER PICK UP APPROACH WHEN IT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE ARPT AND STRUCK A TREE ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 2-27-99, AT APPROX. 1210, A PIPER J3 SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT AN AREA 1/2 MILE TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE A/C LANDED IN A SMALL CLEARING AND HIT A TREE. THE PILOT EXPEREINCED A SMALL CUT TO THE FOREHEAD AND NO OTHER INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AT THIS TIME. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. IT WAS NOTED AFTER TAKING A FUEL SAMPLE FROM THE CARB-BOWL THAT @DNE TABLESPOON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARB-BOWL LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL STARVATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6460D (1)

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

- [Accident 20010408014449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408014449A), Apr 8, 2001: Piper J3C65 (N6460D), Gary, IN, No damage. (.19)On April 9, 2001, at 0927 central standard time, a Piper J3C-65, N6460D, operated by a commercial pilot, collided with the terrain during a forced landing…

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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