# Incident 20250715011299I: Piper J3C-65, Berne, NY, July 15, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2025, 19:00 local time
- Place: Berne, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6254° N, 74.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berne, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6254&lon=-74.1335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6474L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,467 total, 182 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715011299I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS OPERATING AIRCRAFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE OVER A FIELD WHEN THE MAIN GEAR BEGAN TO IMPACT GRASS AND WRAPPED AROUND LEFT WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## Other reports on N6474L (1)

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

- [Accident 19840821042319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821042319A), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N6474L), Shelley, ID, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine began to run rough. Fuel tank contained auto fuel.

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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