# Accident 20020417010569A: Piper J3F65, Carrollton, GA, April 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Airport: Falcons Aerie
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5773° N, 85.0030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCONS AERIE (8GA8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5773&lon=-85.0030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31118, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F65
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417010569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 13TH AROUND 19:15 PILOT IN COMMAND OF N31118 JAMES BARTLEY STONE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND ON LANDING AT HIS PRIVATE STRIPE FALCON AIRE (8GA8). MR. STONE STATED THAT A SHORT WHILE AFTER TAKEOFF HE NOTICED A BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SO HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO HIS STRIPE AND LAND. MR. STONE FURTHER STATED THAT ON APPROACH HE WAS IN A LEFT WING DOWN TURN WHEN THE PLANE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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