- Date
- October 19, 1984, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kilgore, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6248HPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841019057719A
- Case key
- 21608
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After taxiing north to the end of the strip a 180 deg turn was made prior to takeoff to the south. Out of the turn the acft was lined up with the left wing tip close to the fence. The plt intended to correct his line-up during the roll. According to the plt, a combination of eng torque and a slight right crosswing caused the acft to drift into the fence. Directional control was lost and the acft came to a stop after rolling through appx 150 ft of fence. The nearest wx observation facility recorded wind from 120 deg at 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6248H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19423
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger L Carr
- Registered owner
- Roger L. Carr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 25, 1984 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- Kilgore, TX
- Airport
- Kilgore, runway 18, 2,040 × 30 ft, grass/turf
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 144 total · 14 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGG, 8 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.