# Accident 20150704012309A: Piper J3C-65, Arcadia, FL, July 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1956° N, 81.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1956&lon=-81.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3274U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 11 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704012309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT ARCADIA AIRPORT ON JULY 4, 2015.  ON THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE RIGHT LOOP AND THE PLANE VEERED BACK TO THE LEFT AND INTO AND OVER A DITCH.

## 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 GAA15CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA186), Jul 4, 2015: Piper J3C (N3274U), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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