# Incident 20010807020209I: Piper J3C65, Siouxcity, NE, August 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Siouxcity, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98775, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98775) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010807020209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, PIPER J-3, N98775, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PIC REPORTED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL.  THE PIC AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURY.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE DUE TO IMPROPER APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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