# Accident 20140522013729A: Piper J3C-65, Hopkinsville, KY, May 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2014, 13:51 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8547° N, 87.4689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8547&lon=-87.4689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46777, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46777) (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-75-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522013729A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL TIME A J3 CUB, N46777 CRASHED ALONG THE SIDE OF PENNYRILE PARKWAY NEAR THE HOPKINSVILLE KY AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING LIMITED POWER AT FULL THROTTLE. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED  TO HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE KY. THE SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA14LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA253), May 22, 2014: Piper J3C - 65 (N46777), Hopkinsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to identify poor engine performance during the engine run-up before takeoff. Also causal to the accident was the mistimed right magneto and the poor condition of the spark…

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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