# Accident 20190630008729A: Piper J3C-65, Elyria, OH, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3297° N, 82.1058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3297&lon=-82.1058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98527-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008729A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30TH 2019 A PIPER J3C-65 TAIL NUMBER N98527 IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING ELYRIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CEN19FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA191), Jun 30, 2019: Piper J3C (N98527), Elyria, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the pilot’s subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N98527 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160413004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160413004759I), Apr 13, 2016: Piper J3C-65 (N98527), Willard, OH, Minor damage. 4/15/16 Conducted investigation at Willard Airport, Ohio involving aircraft N98527. I met with [privacy data omitted] pilot of aircraft, [privacy data omitted]…

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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