# Accident 20010408014449A: Piper J3C65, Gary, IN, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 09:27 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408014449A

## Narrative

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

(.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 ON A ROAD IN GARY, INDIANA. THE FORCED LANDING FOLLOWED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. (-23) ON APRIL 9, 2001, AT 0927 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J3C-65, N646OD, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD IN GARY, INDIANA. THE FORCED LANDING FOLLOWED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN TANK AT ACCIDENT SCENE. LARGE FUEL STAINS ON TIE DOWN RAMP AT MERRILL VILE/GRIFFITH. PILOT REPORTED KNOWING THE CARBURETOR WAS LEAKING.

## 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 CHI01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA114), Apr 8, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N6460D), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight performed by the pilot which resulted in an insufficient fuel supply and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the inaccurate fuel…

## Other reports on N6460D (1)

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

- [Accident 19990227001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227001839A), Feb 27, 1999: Piper J3C65 (N6460D), Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. 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…

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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