# Accident 20100515035839A: Piper J3C-65, Sandwich, IL, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6383° N, 88.6444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6383&lon=-88.6444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22394) (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 TCM O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515035839A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 15, 2010, PIPER MODEL J3C-65, N22394, WAS ON A 3-LEGGED PART 91 CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM DEKALB, IL (DKB) TO MORRIS, IL (C09) TO CUSHING FIELD, NEWARK, IL (0C8) AND ENDING IN DEKALB, IL (DKB).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AT MORRIS, IL AND CONTINUED TO FLY TO CUSHING FIELD.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CUSHING FIELD THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER.  THE PRIVATE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT REPORTED NO CHANGE TO THE ENGINE'S POWER LOSS.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITATED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOGGY AND FLOODED CORN FIELD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE PILOT AN ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED.  NO FIRE.  NOTHING FOLLOWS

## 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 CEN10CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA252), May 15, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N22394), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in using carburetor heat resulting in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N22394 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090823049409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090823049409I), Aug 23, 2009: Piper J3C-65 (N22394), De Kalb, IL, Minor damage. During landing pilot stated that he lost directional control of aircraft. He then attempted to go around and struck a runway sign in the process. He observed…

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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