# NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, ME

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA27LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA018.md): Piper J3C-65 · Limington, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 10, 2026 · N6340H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA126.md): Piper J3C · Old Town, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2006 · N1401V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with water.
- [NTSB IAD02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA019.md): Piper J3 · Livermore Falls, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 2001 · N40621 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude clearance while landing, which resulted in a collision with trees. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC95LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA216.md): Piper J-3 · Boothbay Harbor, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1995 · N98503 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: sunglare, and the pilot's lack of visual cues (visual perception).
- [NTSB NYC95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA036.md): Piper J3C · Waldoboro, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1994 · N98542 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature lift off which resulted in insufficient climb performance and collision with trees.
- [NTSB BFO93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA052.md): Piper J3C-65 · New Gloucester, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1993 · N25881 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power during takeoff due to undetermined reasons, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC90LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA212.md): Piper J3 · Elliotville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1990 · N202CJ · Destroyed
  > A power loss for unknown reasons over unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB NYC88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA007.md): Piper J3 · Island Falls, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1987 · N92440 · Destroyed
  > The Piper J-3 cub experienced a power loss while cruising at an altitude described by witnesses as just above the trees. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. Examination of the engine disclosed that that fuel drain valve on the fuel…
- [NTSB NYC83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA172.md): Piper J3C-65S · Abbot Village, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1983 · N42847 · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed to depart a pond to the south & climb over trees when the eng lost power. The acft started a rightbank as if to return to the pond & stalled into the trees. One witness heard the eng restart just before the crash. The last annual…
- [NTSB NYC83IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA013.md): Piper J3C-65 · Augusta, ME · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1982 · N25973 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The student and flight instructor (CFI) of Cessna 172, N5742T, started to taxi while the student and CFI of Piper JC3-65, N25973, were landing. The Cessna aircrew saw the Piper land and turn off onto the same taxiway that they were on, but from the opposite…
- [NTSB NYC81DNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNC22.md): Piper J3C · Greenville, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 13, 1981 · N28099 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FNC73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC73.md): Piper J3-65 · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1973 · N42571 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FNC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC16.md): Piper J3C-65 · East Dixfield, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 5, 1971 · N98462 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0440.md): Piper J3C · Topsham, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 13, 1968 · N42821 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0391.md): Piper J3C-65 · Farmington, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 4, 1966 · N25972 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0032.md): Piper J365 · Ft Kent, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1966 · N30779 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0098.md): Piper J-3 · Redington Pond, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1965 · N49618 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3948](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3948.md): Piper J3C · Veazie, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1964 · N3336N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3573.md): Piper J3C · Somerset City, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 24, 1964 · N25784 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ME' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100510'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7100510&state=ME

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