# NTSB CEN14WA294: Piper J3C 65, N61903, Rolleville, France, June 11, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 11, 2014, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Rolleville, France
- Coordinates: 49.582221, 0.213333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.5822&lon=0.2133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89457/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA294

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper J3C-65, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7100510), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61903](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61903), registered now, S/N 8263, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C 65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8263
- Engines: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Piper Cub N 61903 Inc Trustee

## Other investigations on N61903 (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 CHI72FEC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC06), Jul 21, 1971: Piper J3C-65 (N61903), Horton, MI, destroyed

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89457. 12 KB in all.

- Docket Insert – CEN14WA294 (item 1, .PDF, 12 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40413673&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20%E2%80%93%20CEN14WA294-Master.PDF

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.

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