- Date
- March 7, 1988, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newberg, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N98028Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880307012349A
- Case key
- 40801
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had not flown for over five years and was doing multiple touch and goes in order to prepare for his biennial flight review. While on a landing rollout the engine ceased operating. The pilot exited the aircraft and began hand propping the engine. The engine started and the aircraft crossed the runway striking an aircraft hangar which contained an aircraft. Both the aircraft in the hangar and the hangar were damaged. After the aircraft came to rest a fire ensued totally destroying the aircraft. The plt failed to file an acc report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98028
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18176
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hiram Wells
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Newberg, OR
- Airport
- 2S6 · Sportsman Airpark
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.