# NTSB NYC82IA058: Piper J3C-65, N40627, Bayport, NY, March 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Coordinates: 40.739234, -73.050544 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7392&lon=-73.0505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82IA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69900/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82IA058

## 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
  - throttle/power control - inadvertent use, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT TAXIED INTO THE PARKING AREA AND STOPPED IN A POSITION THAT WAS FACING CESSNA 172, N7909G.  THE PILOT OF N40627, WHILE SITTING IN THE AFT SEAT, REACHED FORWARD AND ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS COAT SLEEVE ON THE THROTTLE.  THE THROTTLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD.  SUBSEQUENTLY, N40627 MOVED FORWARD AND ITS PROPELLER STRUCK THE WING TIP OF THE CESSNA 172.  THE WING TIP OF THE CESSNA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40627](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40627), registered now, S/N 7386, built 1941 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7386
- Airframe hours: 1736
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Oakwings, Inc.
- Registered owner: Oakwings, Inc.
- Departed: BAYPORT, NY
- Destination: BAYPORT, NY
- Airport: Bayport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,048 total, 1,648 as pilot in command, 97 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °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).

- [Incident 19820318025689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318025689I), Mar 18, 1982: Piper J3C65, Bayport, NY. Parked with engine running, accidentally opened throttle with sleeve. Airplane moved forward into a parked airplane

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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