# Incident 20170103000229I: Piper J3C-65, Odessa, TX, January 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24928, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24928) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170103000229I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 3, 2017, AT 1630 CDT, N24928, A PIPER J3C-65 REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD IN ODESSA, TEXAS AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT (THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD) SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (ODO) ODESSA/SCHLEMEYER FIELD, ODESSA, TEXAS ON JANUARY 3, 2017 AT 1600 CDT.

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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