# Accident 20060724015909A: Piper J3C65, New Market, MN, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 20:15 local time
- Place: New Market, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5709° N, 93.3398° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5709&lon=-93.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7012H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7012H) (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 C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724015909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AFTER A LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST WITH BOTH FLOATS INVERTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI06LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA211), Jul 24, 2006: Piper J3C-65 (N7012H), New Market, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft and camshaft gear teeth during cruise flight and the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot during 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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