# Accident 20100713040759A: Piper J3C-65, Krum, TX, July 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2010, 20:30 local time
- Place: Krum, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3050° N, 97.3647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3050&lon=-97.3647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35645, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35645) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100713040759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA416), Jul 14, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N35645), Krum, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due 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.

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