# NTSB FTW82FPD10: Piper J3C-65, N70108, Grand Prairie, TX, April 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FPD10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69193/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE ENGINE RUN-UP AREA, HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF A PIPER PA-24 (N7545P) THAT WAS POSITIONED AT THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN MAKING SHARPER S-TURNS WHILE TAXIING, HE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE OTHER AIRCRAFT SOONER AND WOULD HAVE STOPPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70108](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70108-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N 17082, 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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7010510
- Airframe hours: 1347
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 75 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jessie Sims
- Registered owner: Jessie Sims
- Departed: F67, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Destination: F67, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Airport: F67, Grand Prairie Muni., runway 17, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,400 total, 206 in this make and model, 1,285 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 0 ft unknown
- Temperature: 167 °F, dew point 32 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820425011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011969A), Apr 25, 1982: Piper J3, Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Right wing collided with rotating prop of another aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Other aircraft static run up.

## Other investigations on N70108 (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 CEN12FA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA616), Sep 8, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N70108), Kingsland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power resulting from an engine intake valve that became stuck open. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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