# Accident 20171003011279A: Piper J-3C, Yakima, WA, October 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2017, 10:51 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5667° N, 120.5358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5667&lon=-120.5358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48694, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3C (registry code 7100503, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171003011279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DIFFICULTIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF-RUNWAY AND INCURRED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR DAMAGE, SOME TAIL WHEEL AND ATTACH POINT DAMAGE, MAIN GEAR AND PROP DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA001), Oct 3, 2017: Piper J3C (N48694), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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