# Accident 20031008029269A: Piper J3C65, Florence, IN, October 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2003, 14:25 local time
- Place: Florence, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7833° N, 84.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7833&lon=-84.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71027, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71027) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,087 total, 666 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031008029269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2003, N71027, A PIPER J3 CUB OPERATED BY MR. DOUGLAS D. HATTON AS PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A FARM PASTURE LOCATED NEAR FLORENCE, IN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE SURFACE AND RAN INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS BUT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE PILOT BECAME ANXIOUS ABOUT AN UPCOMING FENCE AND HASTENED HIS ROTATION TO INITIATE A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FENCE AND SOME HAY BALES BUT WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND AND RAN INTO ANOTHER FENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI04LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA006), Oct 8, 2003: Piper J-3 (N71027), Florence, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot prematurely lifted off during the takeoff with inadequate airspeed which resulted in the airplane stalling. Factors associated with the accident were there unsuitable/rough terrain that the…

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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