# Accident 20140603007419A: Piper J3C-65, Bellingham, WA, June 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Floathaven Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6791° N, 122.4098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6791&lon=-122.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1205P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1205P) (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&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,510 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603007419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR (NO WIND) AND HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS STRIP ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THRESHOLD. ON ROLL OUT UP THE AIRSTRIP ( IT GOES UPHILL FROM THE LAKE) THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO GO TO THE RIGHT. HE STARTED CORRECTING, BUT THE RIGHT WING HIT A SMALL TREE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE BANK TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE LEFT WING HIT ANOTHER TREE.

## 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 WPR14CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA223), Jun 3, 2014: Piper J3C 65 (N1205P), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing on a narrow airstrip, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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