- Date
- September 23, 1988, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3647NPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880923040149A
- Case key
- 40892
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Physical impairment(motion sickness)
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)Cause
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Analysis
When pax became ill, plt elected to land in a pasture. Gear contacted dirt mound hidden by tall grass, separating gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3647N
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22906
- Airframe hours
- 2,390
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert I. Dempster
- Registered owner
- Robert I Dempster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 1988 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- BTM · Butte, MT
- Destination
- COE · Coeur D'Alene, ID
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 469 total · 328 in this make and model · 83 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.