# Accident 20120908022159A: Piper J3C-65, Kingsland, TX, September 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2012, 18:45 local time
- Place: Kingsland, TX
- Airport: Shirly Williams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6836° N, 98.4194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6836&lon=-98.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70108-2017-10-06) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA616) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908022159A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE APPROXIMATLY 200 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY THEN SPIRALED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IMPACTING GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT THE SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER DUE TO MINIMAL PROPELLER DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ONBOARD AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLAGE ON GROUND OR FUEL ODOR ON AIRCRAFT OR AROUND ACCIDENT SCENE. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 CEN12FA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA616), Sep 8, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N70108), Kingsland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power resulting from an engine intake valve that became stuck open. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

## Other reports on N70108 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820425011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011969A), Apr 25, 1982: Piper J3 (N70108), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Right wing collided with rotating prop of another aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Other aircraft static run up.

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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