# Accident 20080408836669A: Piper J3C65, Bisbee, AZ, April 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2008, 08:00 local time
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3753° N, 109.8842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3753&lon=-109.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3228N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3228N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C908FJ
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080408836669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATE THAT AFTER 5 OR 6 TOUCH AND GO'S AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FOOT AGL ON TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK AND THEY LANDED OFF FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD HITTING SOME BRUSH. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN. THE WINGS WERE REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A HANGAR AT THE BISBEE, ARIZONA AIRPORT (P04). THE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT BY THE COCHISE COUNTH SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON 4/8/2008.

## 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 SEA08CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA109), Apr 8, 2008: Piper J3C-65 (N3228N), Bisbee, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush condition.

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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