# Accident 20191027020459A: Piper J3C-65, Grand Bay, AL, October 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Bay, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5689° N, 88.3772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5689&lon=-88.3772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7009H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7009H) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,641 total, 183 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191027020459A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N7009H WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN GRAND BAY, ALABAMA. DURING THE DEPARTURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD,  BREAKING THE LANDING GEAR AND BENDING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF OF THE GRASS STRIP HITTING A WOODEN FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED

## 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 ERA20LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA023), Oct 27, 2019: Piper J3C (N7009H), Grand Bay, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during an extended ground delay, and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat before initiating the takeoff.

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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