Piper J3C-65 accident near Dunlap, TN
On June 24, 2025, a Piper J3C-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunlap, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2025
- Place
- Dunlap, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.340°N, 85.379°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250625200387
NTSB summary
On June 24, 2025, about 18:23 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65, N28DR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Dunlap, Tennessee. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the passenger, the purpose of the flight was to continue instructional training that he had started a couple of days prior to the accident. Regarding the accident flight, he recalled that they were at a nearby airstrip about 7 miles north of the accident location. He does not recall departing that airfield, the accident flight, or the accident events. The accident site was located at the airplane owner’s private airstrip, about 40 feet to the left side of the runway. The runway heading was 240° and the airplane came to rest on a 335° heading. The airplane came to rest mostly upright in a hay field. A ground scar was observed directly in front of the airplane’s engine and was 8 inches deep. The scar was centered with the airplane and protruded to the airplane’s right by 2 feet. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane was partially resting on the right wing. The cockpit instrumentation, firewall, and engine were displaced upwards from the fuselage. Witnesses that responded to the accident site confirmed that the fuel selector was in the “both” position. One witness reported that the forward occupant was wearing the installed four-point harness, and the aft seat occupant was not wearing a harness or lap belt, but
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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.
