# Incident 19990526017649I: Piper J3C65, Crab Orachard, NE, May 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1999, 08:45 local time
- Place: Crab Orachard, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3347° N, 96.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crab Orchard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3347&lon=-96.4224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990526017649I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AT WHICH TIME HE PULLED THE CARB HEAT. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY CHANGE THAT THE CARB HEAT APPLICATION HAD ON THE ENGINE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD OF GRASS. THE AIPLANE FLIPPED OVER FORWARD ONTO IT'S TOP IN THE TALL GRASS. THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N88431 (5)

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

- [Incident 19940919029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919029119I), Sep 19, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N88431), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Loud bang on takeoff. Engine quit. Nosed over on forced landing. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve broke. Damaged piston.
- [Incident 19930520023899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520023899I), May 20, 1993: Piper J3C65 (N88431), Platte Center, NE, Minor damage. During landing on farm field main gear dropped into a washout. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19880626041799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626041799I), Jun 26, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N88431), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. PIC saw loose gas cap. Landed in field to replace. Took off,hit object. Aborted takeoff. Did not check for obstructions
- [Incident 19791028053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028053839I), Oct 28, 1979: Piper J3C65 (N88431), Elmwood, NE, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during down wind takeoff.
- [Accident 19760531014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531014679A), May 31, 1976: Piper J3C65 (N88431), Ashland, NE, Substantial damage. Touchdown in tall grass adj to mowed ldg strip

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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