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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · Jonesboro, GA · August 2, 1981

Date
August 2, 1981 · 15:45 local
Place
Jonesboro, GA
Airport
South Expressway
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3559N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG36
Reported as
Piper J3
Reported engine
Continental A75*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total26 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot claims engine failure on climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into tree and high tension wire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREE AND HIGH TENSION WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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