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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Grand Haven, MI · March 4, 1981

Date
March 4, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Grand Haven, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2083M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEM11
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
622 total86 in this make and model1 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 quit after departing Private strip. Struck trees. Found carb and fuel lines fouled with sand and rust.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DEPARTING PRIVATE STRIP. STRUCK TREES. FOUND CARB AND FUEL LINES FOULED WITH SAND AND RUST.

NTSB investigation

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