19810125002659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Milpitas, CA · January 25, 1981

Date
January 25, 1981 · 16:20 local
Place
Milpitas, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6394H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVM09
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total300 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Partial power loss. Landed in wooded area. Cause factor believed to be carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

PARTIAL POWER LOSS. LANDED IN WOODED AREA. CAUSE FACTOR BELIEVED TO BE CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

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