# Accident 20250624007319A: Piper J3C-65, Dunlap, TN, June 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2025, 19:33 local time
- Place: Dunlap, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3401° N, 85.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3401&lon=-85.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624007319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA239), Jun 24, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N28DR), Dunlap, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N28DR (1)

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

- [Accident 20070518014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518014759A), May 18, 2007: Piper J3C65 (N28DR), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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