# Accident 20140219002529A: Piper J3C-65, Macon, GA, February 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2014, 14:15 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Macon Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8217° N, 83.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8217&lon=-83.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9026N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026N-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-8F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 480 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140219002529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER AT KMAC AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 LOCAL AND UPON ROTATION AT 100 FEET MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PASSENGER AND INJURING THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA14LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA137), Feb 19, 2014: Piper J3C-65 (N9026N), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at low altitude in gusting wind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to maneuver…

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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