# Accident 20250725009629A: Piper J3C-65, Dillingham, AK, July 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2025, 10:35 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0386° N, 158.5118° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0386&lon=-158.5118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5050R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5050R) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250725009629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DOING TOUCH AND GOES. DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO, ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMITLEY 200 FEET AGL, RESTARTED MOMENTARILY, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND.  FUEL TANKS WERE FOUND EMPTY UPON INITIAL POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.

## 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 ANC25FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA079), Jul 25, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N5050R), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N5050R (2)

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

- [Accident 20070923021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070923021679A), Sep 23, 2007: Piper J3C65 (N5050R), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft while on takeoff from an unimproved strip approximately 20 miles west of beluga lake. Pilot states he had not achieved…
- [Accident 19770818031209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818031209A), Aug 18, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N5050R), ID, Substantial damage

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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