- Date
- August 26, 1986, 18:22 local (22:22 UTC)
- Place
- Benson, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25803Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860826042529A
- Case key
- 7170
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was being operated at low level beneath power lines when it collided with the ground. The plt said he could not recall the events of the accident. Exam of the acft revealed no defect in the flt controls nor the engine. Exam of the accident site indicated that the acft flew into the ground in a level attitude and collided with a low berm. The uncle of the passenger reported that he had observed the plt 'buzzing' his house in the past.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25803
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3754
- Airframe hours
- 5,180
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Claude O. Mcbroom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1986 · 190 hours before
- Departed
- W27 · Smithfield, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 310 total · 177 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N25803 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.