N98079
Piper J3C-65 · built 1946
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- June 22, 1985Accident
ON JUNE 22, 1985 THE PLT AND THREE PASSENGERS BOARDED N98079. AFTER TAXING TO RWY 27 (WHICH HAS A ONE DEGREE UPGRADE), THE ACFT BEGAN AN EXTENDED GROUND ROLL WITH A LEFT-QUARTERING TAILWIND OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT KNOTS. AT THIS TIME, THE ACFT WAS LOADED ABOUT 49 POUNDS FROM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 1529 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL.