19820725059799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Davis, CA · July 25, 1982

Date
July 25, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Davis, CA
Airport
Davis University
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32503
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total900 in this make and model35 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 lost power on takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Found stuck cylinder exhaust valve.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. FOUND STUCK CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE.