# Accident 20160626009969A: Piper J3F-65, Strasburg, CO, June 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2016, 19:52 local time
- Place: Strasburg, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7361° N, 104.3286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7361&lon=-104.3286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29042, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29042) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626009969A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/26/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:52H MDT, N29042, A PIPER J3F-65 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER SETTLING IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES EAST OF THE FRONT RANGE AIRPORT AND FLIPPING OVER FORWARD, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BEING THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN16LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA239), Jun 27, 2016: Piper J3F 65 (N29042), Strasburg, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation.

## Other reports on N29042 (3)

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

- [Accident 20010521010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521010059A), May 21, 2001: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Brush Prairie, WA, No damage. (.19)On may 21, 2001, about 1430 pacific daylight time, a Piper J3F-65 airplane, N29042, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose-over at a private…
- [Incident 20010224004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224004269I), Feb 24, 2001: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Vancouver, WA. (-23) [privacy data omitted] departed Evergreen field with full fuel. He believed he had 2.5 hours of flight time, including his 30 minute reserve. He planned…
- [Incident 19940221007579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221007579I), Feb 21, 1994: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Medina, OH, Minor damage. Engine quit infllight. Forced landing in field. Suspect ignition switch failure.

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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