1940Individual ownerGreenwood, MS · different airframe: Piper J3c-50 S/N 2826
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Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (3)
Accident · substantial damage
Apr 5, 2004 · Unalaska, AK
The inadvertent ground loop/swerve by the second pilot during the landing roll, and the first (check) pilot's inadequate supervision of the second pilot, which resulted in a loss of control and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident are the second pilot's improper upgrade/transition training by the company check airman, the second pilot's lack of experience in…
THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE PILOTS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WINDS. FACTORS WERE THE MICROBURST, THE ROUGH WATER, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Exhaust · exhaust duct · crackedAug 4, 2006
EXHAUST DUCT ASSY CRACKED AND MISSING PARTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Power plant · cowling · departedNov 17, 2005
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE COWLING'S WAS NOT RECOVERED, FLIGHT WAS OVER WATER. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. SINCE THE FLIGHT WAS OVER WATER IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHY THE COWLINGS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · float · damagedFeb 19, 1997
DAMAGED RT FLOAT DURING TAXI UP BOAT RAMP.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.