# Incident 19990701022969I: Piper J3C65, Bishopville, MO, July 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bishopville, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2671Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2671Y-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701022969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROX. 8 MILES NORTH EAST OF BUNTING FIELD (DEPARTURE POINT) AT 800 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED LIGHT-MODERATE TURBULANCE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE QUIT AND THEN SPUTTERED. PILOT TURNED INTO WIND AND LANDED IN CORN FIELD UPON WHICH THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED, TAIL OVER NOSE.  INSPECTION OF FUEL FROM STRAINER REVEALED RUST AND WATER.  INSPECTION OF FUEL STRAINER REVEALED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST.  INSPECTION OF FILTER REVEALED CONTAMINATION BY FOREIGN - WHITE FIBEROUS MATERIAL.

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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