# Accident 20081008846199A: Piper J3C65, North Branch, MN, October 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2008, 18:55 local time
- Place: North Branch, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5114° N, 92.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Branch, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5114&lon=-92.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 60 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/20081008846199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  NOISE AND VIBRATION INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE HE SHUT OFF THE MAGS.  AFTER PICKING OUT OF EMERGENCY LANDING SITE, HE TURNED THE MAGS BACK ON WITH NO EFFECT.  HE TURNED THE MAGS BACK OFF, ALONG WITH THE FUEL, AND CONTINUED WITH THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.  GROUND CONTACT CAUSED AIRFRAME AND FLOAT DAMAGE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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