# Accident 20061206025059A: Piper J3C65, Humnoke, AR, December 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Humnoke, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5208° N, 91.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5208&lon=-91.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7054H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7054H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061206025059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2006, AT 1530 CDT, N7054H, A PIPER PA-J3, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES SOUTH OF HUMNOKE, ARKANSAS. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP ONE MILE WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE NON-RATED PILOT, WHO WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT SOLO FROM THE FRONT SEAT (THE AIRCRAFT IS RETRICTED TO SOLO OPERATIONS FROM THE REAR SEAT ONLY) WAS ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT IN SEARCH OF DUCKS. HE REPORTED BEING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH; SUBSEQUENTLY LOSING ALL POWER. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED OF FUEL. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

## 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 DFW07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA035), Dec 6, 2006: Piper J3C-65 (N7054H), Humnoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain 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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