# Accident 20110617014959A: Piper J3C-65, Sheperd, TX, June 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2011, 16:40 local time
- Place: Sheperd, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4692° N, 94.9075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4692&lon=-94.9075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3504K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3504K-2015-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,115 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110617014959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND IMMEDIANTLY UPON ROTATION AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK AND FORTH. PILOT STATED THERE WAS A BIG WIND GUST COMING ACROSS THE TREE TOPS.  AT THIS POINT PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT BUT FAILED.  AIRCRAFT STALLED AND NOSED OVER INTO THE TOP OF A LARGE OAK TREE JUST SOUTH OF THE AIR STRIP. BY STANDERS ON THE GROUND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUDDERING AT TAKE OFF.

## 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 CEN11CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA406), Jun 17, 2011: Piper J3C-65 (N3504K), Shepard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control after encountering windshear and turbulence on takeoff.

## Other reports on N3504K (1)

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

- [Incident 19830303013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830303013379I), Mar 3, 1983: Piper J3C65 (N3504K), Benoit, MS, Minor damage. Struck a cattle feeder while landing on a levee. No pilot certicate, medical or aircraft annual. No pilot training.

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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