# Accident 20171126018089A: Piper / Laudeman J3C-65, Palmyra, WI, November 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2017, 14:45 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8839° N, 88.5850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8839&lon=-88.5850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11188-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper / Laudeman J3C-65 (registry code 7100517, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-laudeman-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 / LAUDEMAN J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171126018089A

## Narrative

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

NOVEMBER 26, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 LOCAL TIME A PIPER/LAUDEMAN J3C-65 REGISTRATION NUMBER N11188 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A MARSH AREA EAST OF PALMYRA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (88C) IN PALMYRA WISCONSIN 2253 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. THERE WAS A PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD IN WHICH THEY BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 52F DEGREES, DEW POINT 36, ALT 30.03, 10 MILES VIS, WINDS WSW @ 13 MPH GUST TO 18. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT FROM THE REAR SEAT AND THE PASSENGER WAS A CERTIFICATED PILOT SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT.

## 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 CEN18LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA038), Nov 26, 2017: Piper / Laudeman J3C 65 (N11188), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling…

## Other reports on N11188 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030815023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815023609I), Aug 15, 2003: Piper J3C65 (N11188), Millersburg, OH. (-23) Aircraft was cruising at 1000', the propeller departed the engine. The crankshaft separated at the flange. The pilot made an emergency landing in a…

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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