# Accident 20210628011079A: Piper J3C-65, Kenai, AK, June 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7169° N, 150.3336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7169&lon=-150.3336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98109, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98109) (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 O-290
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,990 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011079A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/28/2021, N98109, PIPER J3, REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE 25 MILES NORTH EAST OF KENAI ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM HOM TO LHD.  2 POB, NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT FOUND INVERTED NEAR FOOT OF RABBIT FOOT LAKE.  PLANE LATER RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO ANCHORAGE, WHERE AIRCRAFT PORTION OF THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN.

## 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 ANC21LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA047), Jun 28, 2021: Piper J3C-65 (N98109), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N98109 (1)

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

- [Accident 19881002047079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002047079A), Oct 2, 1988: Piper STCJ3 (N98109), Eureka Lodge, AK, Substantial damage. Landed short of the unlighted gravel strip near dusk.

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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