# Accident 20060717014999A: Piper J3C65, Walnut Ridge, AR, July 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2006, 17:50 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Airport: Walnut Ridge Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1219° N, 90.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1219&lon=-90.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6732H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6732H-2006-09-25) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1750 CST, A SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER J3 TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N6732H, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE NEAR WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 91. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, NEAR WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AREA REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE FLYING SLOWLY OVERHEAD AT A LOW ALTITUDE SEVERAL MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 DFW06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA184), Jul 17, 2006: Piper J3 (N6732H), Walnut Ridge, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and impairment due to drugs.

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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