# Incident 20090608008719I: Piper J3C65, Los Lunas, NM, June 8, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7610° N, 106.7449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7610&lon=-106.7449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92488) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090608008719I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON JUN 8, 2009, AT 1030 MDT, A PIPER J3C-65, N92488, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(PARTNERSHIP), COLLIDED WITH A CESSNA 320, N320CE, WHILE TAXIING AT MID VALLEY AIRPARK, LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON AN PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MID VALLEY AIRPARK, LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO ON JUNE 9, 2009 AT 1000 MDT.

## Other reports on N92488 (2)

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

- [Incident 20070208003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070208003599I), Feb 8, 2007: Piper J3C65 (N92488), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) The following is a description of an incident that occurred during a high-speed taxi to test for a weak magneto. The owner/pilot described this as a…
- [Incident 19931002046299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931002046299I), Oct 2, 1993: Piper J3C65 (N92488), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot stated wind hit aircaft on rollout and aircraft flipped over.

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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