# Accident 20180908016199A: Piper J3C-65, Martell, CA, September 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2018, 08:00 local time
- Place: Martell, CA
- Airport: Westover Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3767° N, 120.7939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3767&lon=-120.7939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70192-2020-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 65 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180908016199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATING.

## 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 WPR18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA257), Sep 8, 2018: Piper J3C (N70192), Jackson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during takeoff and initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N70192 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940724019309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019309A), Jul 24, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N70192), Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off runway during crosswind landing blamed a wind gust.

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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