# NTSB NYC81FA037: Piper J3, N21609, Canton, PA, April 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1981
- Place: Canton, PA · CANTON, PA
- Location: 41.6571° N, 76.8527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6571&lon=-76.8527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0558   81/4/2    CANTON,PA           PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 450
        TIME - 1645                    N21609              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANTON,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED CARB HT CNTRL POSITIONED ON DRNG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21609](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21609), registered now, S/N 2460, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19810402014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402014279A), Apr 2, 1981: Piper J3C65, Canton, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot landing when attempting downwind landing on go around. Hit road sign and trees.

## Other investigations on N21609 (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 ERA13CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA234), May 9, 2013: Piper J3C-65 (N21609), Selma, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with power lines and then the ground.

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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