# Accident 20080610838569A: Piper J3C65, Fayetteville, GA, June 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, GA
- Airport: Mc Lendon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4900° N, 84.4956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4900&lon=-84.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35702, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35702) (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: 22,442 total, 282 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080610838569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2008, IN WHICH A PA-J3 PIPER CUB, N35702, AT GA94 MCLENDON FIELD, DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS ALLOWING PASSENGER TO FEEL CONTROLS DURING TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL.  THE PILOT THEN TOOK BACK FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT COULD TELL THAT THEY MAY IMPACT TREE AND TRIED TO APPLY POWER AND BANK, BUT THE RESULT WAS THAT THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A TREE AT GA94.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WHERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA117), Jun 10, 2008: Piper J3C-65 (N35702), Fayetteville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during climbout. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's relinquish of control to a non-certificated pilot.

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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