# Accident 20130313004679A: Piper J3C-65, Seguin, TX, March 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seguin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5703° N, 97.9669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5703&lon=-97.9669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88313, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88313) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,660 total, 1,387 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130313004679A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR  AND STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS TOOK OFF ON TRAINING FLIGHT ENROUTE TO LOCAL AIRPORT FOR FUEL (PILOT REPORTED HE HAD 3 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD). ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT A 150 FEET INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM WAS DROPPING (HOWEVER ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING POWER) AND TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS. PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING STALLED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO GROUND. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST THEN AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER AND LOWER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE FOREHEAD. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN13LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA193), Mar 13, 2013: Piper J3C-65 (N88313), Seguin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be undetermined because an examination of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operation.

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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