Event CHI87LA118

1987-04-26 MIDLAND, Michigan, United States Airport · 3BS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6AJ

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER J3C-75

Year of manufacture

1939 · 48 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19581024

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7C296

Registrant of record

PARKER DENNIS A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6AJ Piper J3C None

Factual narrative

WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 24 RUN UP AREA THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS NOSE. THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE PLANE FROM BEHIND. WINDS AT THE TRI-CITY AIRPORT, 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLAND, WERE REPORTED FROM 130 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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