Piper J3C-65 accident near Wilson, KS
On May 4, 2025, a Piper J3C-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wilson, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 4, 2025
- Place
- Wilson, KS
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.827°N, 98.426°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250504200099
NTSB summary
On May 4, 2025, about 1325 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N98416 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wilson, Kansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The accident airplane and another airplane, piloted by the pilot’s friend, departed Eck Field (SN64) near Goddard, Kansas, and proceeded to Lucas Airport (38K) in Lucas, Kansas, 94 nm southeast of SN64. The pilot and his friend had lunch at 38K and then departed back to SN64. On the way back to SN64, they planned to stop at Lyons Airport (LYO) near Lyons, Kansas, to refuel. According to the pilot’s friend, after their lunch at 38K, they checked the fuel and oil in their respective airplanes, determined that the amount of fuel and oil were sufficient, departed 38K, and proceeded towards LYO. According to the pilot’s friend, they were in a shallow climb on a southeast heading about 1,200 to 1,500 ft above ground level when the friend witnessed the accident airplane bank to right, in a nose low attitude. The bank continued to increase, and the nose low attitude steepened until the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical, nose down attitude. Before the accident airplane banked to the right, the friend said they were talking on the radio and nothing seemed amiss. At no time during the accident sequence did the pilot issue a distress call. The airplane impacted a grassy field about 17 nm southeast of 38K. The airplane traveled about 45 ft from the initial impact site to the main
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
