# Accident 20030403015199A: Piper J3C65, Pahokee, FL, April 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2003, 07:15 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6844H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6844H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030403015199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A MANEUVER AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. AGL, THE STUDENT REPORTED THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE GROUND IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD.

## 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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