# Accident 20210724011749A: Piper J3C-65, Sandpoint, ID, July 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5598° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946PD) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210724011749A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 02 AT SANDPOINT AIRPORT SZT AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OFF CENTER LINE AND CONTINUED TO THE LEFT INTO GRASS MEDIUM WHERE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BERM BEFORE A TAXIWAY INTERSECTION WHICH TORE BOTH MAIN GEAR FROM ATTACH POINTS BENDING FRAME CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BELLY TUBING, FABRIC, ATTACH POINTS FOR GEAR AND WING STRUTS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY PAVEMENT. PIC BELIEVED HE HIT BERM AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGER OR PILOT.

## 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 WPR21LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA302), Jul 24, 2021: Piper J3C-65 (N946PD), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind which, resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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