# Accident 20040919022649A: Piper J3C65, Louise, TX, September 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Louise, TX
- Airport: Flying V Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1081° N, 96.3986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1081&lon=-96.3986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98659) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919022649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TURNING BASE TO LAND AT (T26) LOUISE, TX PILOT WAS GOING TO PULL CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT PULLED FUEL VALVE ON/OFF CONTROL. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN FLYING A PA-J5 WHERE THE CONTROLS ARE THE OPPOSITE OF A PA-J3 (J3 CARBURETOR HEAT RIGHT, FUEL VALVE ON/OFF LEFT, J5 CARBURETOR HEAT LEFT, FUEL VALVE ON/OFF RIGHT.

## 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 FTW04CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA241), Sep 19, 2004: Piper J3C-65 (N98659), Louise, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent positioning of the fuel shutoff valve resulting in the fuel starvation of the engine and the subsequent loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable…

## Other reports on N98659 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750706021199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706021199A), Jul 6, 1975: Piper J3C65 (N98659), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Looking for lost dog.

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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