# Accident 20050629016379A: Piper J3C65, Mocksville, NC, June 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9089° N, 80.4539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9089&lon=-80.4539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38341-2013-04-17) (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 A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050629016379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 27 WITH 2 PERSONS ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 400 FT WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN. SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING HIS TURN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED AS THE PILOT TRIED TO MANEUVER TO A CLEARING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 ATL05LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA117), Jun 29, 2005: Piper J3C-65 (N38341), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination. A factor was trees.

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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