# Accident 20091003050369A: Piper J3C-65, Rosemount, MN, October 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2009, 15:47 local time
- Place: Rosemount, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7407° N, 93.0692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7407&lon=-93.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70585-2018-03-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,316 total, 45 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003050369A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/03/2009, AT 1547 CDST, A PIPER J3C-65 REGISTRATION NUMBER N70585, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM JENSEN AIRFIELD, ROSEMOUNT, MN. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PIC HOLDS A CURRENT ATP MEL AND COMMERCIAL SEL CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN10LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA002), Oct 3, 2009: Piper J3C-65 (N70585), Rosemount, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.