# Incident 20090509046979I: Piper J3C-65, Valdez, AK, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70744) (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 J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509046979I

## Narrative

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

DURING SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF/LANDING COMPETITION PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N70744 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100720043519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100720043519I), Jul 20, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N70744), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Flight instructor stated that after 2 touch and goes at the Palmer Airport that the engine quit on climb out at approximately 500 feet MSL. There was some…

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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