# NTSB Accident ERA14LA253
> **PIPER J3C - 65** · 2014-05-22 · Hopkinsville, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA253
- **Event ID:** 20140522X80517
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-22
- **Location:** Hopkinsville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.854721, -87.468887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C - 65
- **Registration:** N46777
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to identify poor engine performance during the engine run-up before takeoff. Also causal to the accident was the mistimed right magneto and the poor condition of the spark plugs in the No. 4 cylinder.

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