# Accident 20060514010149A: Piper J3C65, Paris, TX, May 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6389° N, 95.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6389&lon=-95.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98829-2020-03-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060514010149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER, HIS DAUGHTER, WERE AT APPROX 1200 FT MSL APPROX 4 MILES SOUTH OF PARIS/COX A/P (PRX). PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROP FROM APPROX 43 PSI TO APPROX 20 PSI. PILOT DETERMINED HIS LOCATION AND WAS APPROX 2.5 MILES FROM HIS PERSONAL AIRSTRIP AND PRX. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME BASE. PILOT ELECTED TO DESCEND TO A LOWER ALTITUDE WITH THE POWER LOSS. PILOT IDENTIFIED A LARGE WHEAT FIELD AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT APPROACH TO WHEAT FIELD. WHEAT CROP WAS APPROX 3-4 FEET TALL. AS ACFT SETTLED INTO WHEAT PILOT STATES HE IS NOT CERTAIN THE ENGINE HAS ALREADY QUIT OR WAS LOSING MORE POWER. CROP DAMAGE INDICATES ACFT TRAVELED APPROX 80 FT BEFORE THE CROP DRAGGED THE ACFT INTO THE GROUND. ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE APPROX 90 FT FROM INITIAL CROP DAMAGE MARK, DUG A HOLE IN THE DIRT APPROX 6 IN. DEEP AND FLIPPED THE ACFT OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 DFW06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA126), May 14, 2006: Piper J3C-65 (N98829), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

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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