# NTSB CEN27LA026: Piper J3C-65, N3368N, Eagle Harbor, MI, October 17, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 17, 2026, 13:04 local (17:04 UTC)
- Place: Eagle Harbor, MI
- Location: 47.4515° N, 88.1535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4515&lon=-88.1535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA026
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA026

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper J3C-65, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=7100510), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3368N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3368N), registered now, S/N 22568, built 1946 (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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Versatile Aviation LLC

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 10 knots, gusting 27
- Observed at: 9 nm away

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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