# Accident 20150724012759A: Piper J3C-65, Southside, WV, July 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2015, 17:40 local time
- Place: Southside, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7219° N, 81.9614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7219&lon=-81.9614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92653-2018-03-12) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150724012759A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2015, N92653 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM ACK TO FLORIDA WITH A FUEL STOP IN CAMBRIDGE OHIO. N92653 DEPARTED CAMBRIDGE AT 14:53 LCL AND CRASHED AT 17:15 LCL.  I ARRIVED ON SITE ON JULY 27, 2015 AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, AND NO EVIDENCE OF THE GRASS UNDER THE FILLER CAP HAVING BEEN KILLED BY SPILLED FUEL. THE ENGINE HAD CONTINUITY. THE MAGNETOS WERE TESTED AT A PART 147 FACILITY AND BOTH WERE FOUND TO PRODUCE SPARK DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 50 RPM.

## 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 ERA15LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA287), Jul 24, 2015: Piper J3C 65 (N92653), Southside, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exhaustion of the airplane’s fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to secure the engine before the forced…

## Other reports on N92653 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040409013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409013909I), Apr 9, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N92653), Akron, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Landing on rwy 25, left main tire deflated, aircraft was uncontrollable, aircraft turned left into grass and nosed over causing damage to the propeller,…

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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