# Accident 20240727013529A: Piper J3C-65, Groveland, FL, July 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: None
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5492° N, 81.9004° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5492&lon=-81.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77522, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77522) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727013529A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED WILLISTON AIRPORT WITH LOW FUEL.  AIRMAN STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE HOLD 17 GALLONS OF FUEL.  AIRPLANE BURNS APPROX 8 GALLONS PER HOUR.  AIRPLANE DEPARTED GORE FIELD IN HAINES CITY AND FLEW 1.5 HOURS TO WILLISTON.  WHICH WOULD LEAVE APPROX 5 TO 6 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING.  AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL AT WILLISTON BUT PUMPS WERE NOT WORKING SO HE DEPARTED IN A LOW FUEL CONDITION.  PILOT ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORM ENROUTE BACK TO GORE AIRPORT.  PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW APPROX 20 MINUTES AROUND THE STORM THEN AS HE WAS APPROACHING HIS ROUTE THE PROP IMMEDIATELY STOPPED.  PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TO EFFECT AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT TURNED ITO A CRASH.

## 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 ERA24LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA328), Jul 27, 2024: Piper J3C-65 (N77522), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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