# Accident 20100614034669A: Piper J3C-65, Hot Springs, AR, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4781° N, 93.0961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4781&lon=-93.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70906, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614034669A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN COMMAND OF J-3 CUB N70906, INADVERTANTLY SHUT OFF FUEL, INTENDING TO ADD CARBURETOR HEAT. THIS OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING AT HOT SPRINGS. ENGINE STARVED OF FUEL, STOPPED RUNNING AND CAUSE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER CRASHING INTO A FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FAMILIAR WITH OPERATING PIPER PA-11'S, THIS BEING A J-3 CUB WHICH HAS THE FUEL SHUTOFF IN THE SAME POSITION AS THE CARB HEAT ON THE PA-11. THE FUEL SHUTOFF HOWEVER IS EMBOSSED WITH THE WORDS "FUEL   OFF  - ON "

## 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 CEN10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA332), Jun 14, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N70906), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadvertent closure of the fuel valve. Contributing to the accident were the unmarked fuel shutoff valve and the pilot's…

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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