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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Eastover, NC · July 18, 1982

Date
July 18, 1982 · 20:15 local
Place
Eastover, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42098
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA202
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C85*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total300 in this make and model20 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.

Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Aircraft stalled. Nose down level impact. Found water and rust in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED. NOSE DOWN LEVEL IMPACT. FOUND WATER AND RUST 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.