# Incident 20160316003979I: Piper J3C-65, Salinas, CA, March 16, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2016, 16:55 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98198, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98198) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160316003979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, AT 1,000 FEET ALTITUDE, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NO WAY TO RESTART THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT BECAUSE THE AIRPLANE HAS NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR STARTER.  DUE TO HIS LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT AN AIR-START.

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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