# Accident 20030819021429A: Piper J3C65, Tocsin, IN, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tocsin, IN
- Airport: The Lazy K Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8278° N, 85.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8278&lon=-85.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37923, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37923) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 C65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 36 TO LAND LEFT WING CONTACTED CORN FIELD AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI03LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA268), Aug 19, 2003: Piper J3C-65 (N37923), Tocsin, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot attempting the low altitude turn and his failure to maintain clearance from the corn crop. A factor to the accident was the corn crop.

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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