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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Krum, TX · July 13, 2010

Date
July 13, 2010 · 20:30 local
Place
Krum, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35645
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10LA416
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 13, 2010, at approximately 2030 local, a Piper J3C-65 airplane sustained substantial damage after landing in a pond located approximately 4 miles west of Krum, TX. The aircraft reportedly lost power and the pilot, privacy data omitted, Private pilot certificate numberprivacy data omitted, initiated an emergency landing. The pilot and his passenger each suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 13, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL, A PIPER J3C-65 AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING IN A POND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WEST OF KRUM, TX. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY LOST POWER AND THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EACH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.