# Accident 20230626009189A: Piper J3C-50, Elbert, CO, June 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2023, 18:45 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Kelly Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2242° N, 104.6401° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2242&lon=-104.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23161, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-50 (registry code 7100506, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-50
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 410 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230626009189A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/26/2023 AT 11:30 THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED OUT OF CO15. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE SOUTH AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH. UPON TAKEOFF WHEN THE TAIL LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT PILOT APPLIED RIGHT FULL RUDDER AND BRAKES THEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER STRIKING THE PAVEMENT AND FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 CEN23LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA277), Jun 26, 2023: Piper J3C-50 (N23161), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff and subsequent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was his decision to takeoff downwind.

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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