# Incident 20030815023609I: Piper J3C65, Millersburg, OH, August 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2003, 21:30 local time
- Place: Millersburg, OH
- Airport: Holmes County Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5367° N, 81.9559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLMES COUNTY (10G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5367&lon=-81.9559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11188-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper / Laudeman J3C-65 (registry code 7100517, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-laudeman-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815023609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 1000', THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE ENGINE. THE CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED AT THE FLANGE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N11188 (1)

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

- [Accident 20171126018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171126018089A), Nov 26, 2017: Piper / Laudeman J3C-65 (N11188), Palmyra, WI, Substantial damage. November 26, 2018 at approximately 1445 local time a Piper/laudeman J3C-65 registration number N11188 impacted the terrain in a marsh area east of Palmyra…

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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