# Incident 20110416007099I: Piper J3C-65, Napa, CA, April 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2011, 14:38 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22973, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22973) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110416007099I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND LOSE POWER.  PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NAPA AIRPORT.

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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