# Accident 20210426007279A: Piper J3C-65, Slaughter, LA, April 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2021, 16:11 local time
- Place: Slaughter, LA
- Airport: Magnolia Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7229° N, 91.1496° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7229&lon=-91.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26783, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26783-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,744 total, 92 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210426007279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH. UPON ROTATION AIRCRAFT WAS STEERED LEFT. IMMEDIATELY WITH AIRCRAFT TRYING TO CLIMB ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. AIRCRAFT VEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT, TRYING TO GAIN ALTITUDE. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, ENGINE STOPPED AND NOSED OVER IMPACTING THE GROUND

## 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 CEN21LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA204), Apr 26, 2021: Piper J3C-65 (N26783), Slaughter, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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