# Accident 20011122037769A: Piper J3C65, Paris, TX, November 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6367° N, 95.4506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-95.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1938C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122037769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J3-65, N1938C AND A BEECH BE-35C, N1837D HAD A GROUND COLLISON ON A TAXIWAY AT THE PARIS-COX AIRPORT, PARIS, TEXAS. EACH AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, RESPECTIVELY. THE PRIVATE PILOT IN EACH AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES AND EACH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND EACH AIRCRAFT WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT ONLY. THE PIPER J3 HAD JUST LANDED AND THE BEECH WAS TAXIING FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J3C-65, N1938C AND A BEECH BE-C35, N1837D HAD A GROUND COLLISION ON A TAXIWAY AT THE PARIS-COX AIRPORT, PARIS, TEXAS. EACH AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT AND OPERATED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, RESPECTIVELY. THE PRIVATE PILOT IN EACH AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES, AND EACH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHTS, AND FLIGHT PLANS WERE NOT FILED. THE ORIGINATION AIRPORT FOR THE PIPER HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, AND THE BEECH WAS TAXIING FOR                                                            DEPARTURE.

## 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 FTW02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA065), Nov 22, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N1938C), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout during taxi.

## Other reports on N1938C (1)

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

- [Incident 19880302011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302011859I), Mar 2, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N1938C), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Lost propeller and end of engine crankshaft during downwind portion of touch and go practice. Landed safely.

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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