# Incident 20160624009859I: Piper J3C-65, Tipton, IN, June 24, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tipton, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2825° N, 86.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2825&lon=-86.0432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78407, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78407) (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: 10 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160624009859I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS EASTERN STANDARD TIME (2100 Z), A PIPER, J3C-65, N78407, LANDED IN A FARM FIELD IN TIPTON, IN.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

THE PILOT OBSERVED A LAGGING ENGINE RESPONSE AND A PROGRESSIVE LACK OF POWER.  PRIOR TO A POSSIBLE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEFT WING STRUT AND ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE.

THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND AFTER THE INCIDENT.  FUEL FLOW WAS NORMAL AND THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY.  THE FUEL WAS STRAINED AND TESTED.  NO CONTAMINATION NOTED.  IT IS LIKELY THAT THE LAGGING ENGINE RESPONSE AND LACK OF POWER WAS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.  THE PILOT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO PULL ON CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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