# Incident 20200601019489I: Piper J3C-65, Watson, OK, June 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2020, 14:48 local time
- Place: Watson, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4373° N, 94.5574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watson, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4373&lon=-94.5574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3308N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3308N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 13 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200601019489I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DAY VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM T31 TO 2A2.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED T31 FOR A FUEL STOP AT KMEZ EN-ROUTE TO 2A2, DURING CRUISE AND LEVEL FLIGHT TO KMEZ THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.

AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN OFF FIELD LANDING IN A HAYFIELD SOUTH OF WATSON, OK, 19 NM SW OF KMEZ

DURING OFF FIELD LANDING MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT MAIN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR.

REPORETED WEATHER DATA (METAR KMEZ 011955Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A3016 RMK AO2)

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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