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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Dunlap, TN · June 24, 2025

Date: June 24, 2025 · 19:33 local
Place: Dunlap, TN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N28DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25FA239
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N28DRRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 21010 · Built 1945 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot flying JC3-65 cub, while attempting to land, struck tree tops with left wing causing aircraft to stall, striking the ground nose-first. Two persons were on

Board, one fatality and one severely injured. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING JC3-65 CUB, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, STRUCK TREE TOPS WITH LEFT WING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO STALL, STRIKING THE GROUND NOSE-FIRST. TWO PERSONS WERE ON

BOARD, ONE FATALITY AND ONE SEVERELY INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25FA239Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportDunlap, TNOn June 24, 2025, about 18:23 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65, N28DR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dunlap, Tennessee. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane…Jun 24, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N28DR · 1

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

Accident 20070518014759ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Pontiac, MI(-23) Aircraft N28DR was observed to be partially submerged in Pontiac lake. After the aircraft was towed to shore, a physical inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right wing fore and aft spar were bent at a 45 degree angle. The forward mount of left…May 18, 2007 · Substantial damage