# Incident 19991003030019I: Piper J3C65, Ishpeming, MI, October 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1999
- Place: Ishpeming, MI
- Airport: Edward F Johnson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3452° N, 87.7885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EDWARD F JOHNSON (M61), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3452&lon=-87.7885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3497N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3497N) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003030019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FORSBERG WAS IN HIS HANGAR, PULLING THE PROP THROUGH TO CHECK ON THE CONDITION OF THE ENGINE AFTER A GROUND PROP STRIKE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE PROP STRUCK MR. FORSBERG ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ON THE BACK AS HE WAS TRYING TO GO AROUND THE PROP ARC TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE.  HE LATER DIED DURING SURGERY.

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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