19790429005459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C/ · Arcadia, FL · April 29, 1979

Date
April 29, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2156M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLD60
Reported as
Piper J3C/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
625 total0 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft not flown for 2 wks. Severe rain. Pilot said that there was water in fuel

As the FAA filed it

ACFT NOT FLOWN FOR 2 WKS. SEVERE RAIN. PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS WATER IN FUEL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.