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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3L · Napoleon, MI · June 3, 1979

Date
June 3, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Napoleon, MI
Airport
Maule
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26769
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC28
Reported as
Piper J3L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Engine stopped after 25-FT AGL liftoff. Plt tried to bank acft,stalled, hit ground. Failed to assure fuel valve on.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED AFTER 25-FT AGL LIFTOFF. PLT TRIED TO BANK ACFT,STALLED, HIT GROUND. FAILED TO ASSURE FUEL VALVE ON.

NTSB investigation

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