# Accident 20171216023182A: Piper J3C-65, Burlington, NC, December 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Airport: Burlington Alamance Regional A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0497° N, 79.4731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0497&lon=-79.4731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25786, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25786) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 220 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171216023182A

## Narrative

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

PIPER CUB DEPARTED BUY AND REMAINED OVERHEAD UNTIL 182 ALSO DEPARTED BUY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER WHILE AIRBORNE.  PIPER AND 182 COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE PIPER COLLIDING WITH THE FRONT OF THE LEFT WING OF THE 182.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N199RN, Cessna 182Q: no report for this aircraft; [N199RN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199RN) is registered now

## 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 ERA18LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA055), Dec 16, 2017: Piper J3C (N25786), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from another airplane before beginning an inverted flight maneuver, which resulted in a collision with the airplane when he rolled his airplane…

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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