# Accident 20240727020719A: Piper J3C-65, Fort Worth, TX, July 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2024, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9307° N, 97.4123° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9307&lon=-97.4123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98813, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98813) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,466 total, 380 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727020719A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 A M , J-3 CUB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER TAKING OFF TO SOUTH MICHAEL FLYING. AIRPLANE CAME UP ON MAIN GEAR WHILE MOVING DOWN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN OFF RUNWAY PRESUMABLY FROM P FACTOR. I COULD NOT RECOVER WITH RIGHT RUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP LEFT TURN BUT AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARD PAPI LIGHTS. LIGHTS ARE ABOUT 15’ OFF RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 2’ HIGH. I PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF GROUND TO AVOID LIGHTS BUT LEFT GEAR CONTACTED LIGHTS FURTHER PULLING AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TOWARDS HANGARS. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION OF RUDDER AND ELEVATORS AND SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED HANGAR BY APPROXIMATELY 30 – 40’. THIS ACTION STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 40 ‘ FROM HANGAR. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA290), Jul 27, 2024: Piper J3C-65 (N98813), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to allow a non-rated passenger to manipulate the flight controls during the takeoff which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff.

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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