# Incident 20080517833819I: Piper J3C65, Yukon, OK, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yukon, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5184° N, 97.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yukon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5184&lon=-97.7662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75772, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75772) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517833819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS FOR A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING OVER A WHEAT FIELD, THE PILOT NOTICED INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER WITH NOSE PITCH UP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE WHEAT STALKS, THE MUDDY FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N75772 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960222002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222002429A), Feb 22, 1996: Piper J3C65 (N75772), Elk Grove, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck radio tower on climbout from ranch strip. Aircraft out of annual. Not registered. Tower plainly visible.
- [Incident 19900525034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525034159I), May 25, 1990: Piper J3F65 (N75772), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Wind shifted on liftoff and right wing hit ground. Aircraft came to rest inverted.

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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