# Accident 20070801017749A: Piper J3C65, Andersonville, GA, August 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2007, 11:26 local time
- Place: Andersonville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1969° N, 84.1417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1969&lon=-84.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5721N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5721N-2007-10-12) (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: 3,000 total, 209 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801017749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING RIDES FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO WERE BUILDING HIS NEW HOME. THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 80'S FAHRENHEIT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND FEW CLOUDS. HE HAD FLOWN FOUR PASSENGERS SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INCIDENT. DURING THE FIFTH AND FINAL RIDE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF HEADING TO THE NORTH AND EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN AND FLEW BACK DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AT TREETOP LEVEL. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE MADE AN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED QUICKLY AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA07LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA129), Aug 1, 2007: Piper J3C-65 (N5721N), Andersonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to make a 180-degree turn at low altitude to return to the departure runway following a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb. A factor in the accident was…

## Other reports on N5721N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790129001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001829A), Jan 29, 1979: Piper J3 (N5721N), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into a hole which was covered with drifted snow.

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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