N33463 is a Piper J3C-65. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor A&C75 series rated at 75 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Roseburg, OR. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 1955. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
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The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff in ground effect, the airplane encountered a gust of wind from the left and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane drifted right, the main landing gear impacted a fence parallel to the runway, and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage and both wings.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 18 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The airplane was departing from runway 04.
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About the Piper J3C-65
About the modelThe J-3 Cub: a two-seat tandem taildragger with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage, flown solo from the rear seat. Among the most recognisable light aircraft ever built.