# Accident 19830611026059A: Piper J3C65, Greenville, PA, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 12:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3992° N, 80.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3992&lon=-80.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13DK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858FJ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,125 total, 360 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FGM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611026059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK FOR LANDING ON AIRPORT. FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES STUCK CLOSED..

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FGM03), Jun 11, 1983: Piper J3C (N13DK), Greenville, PA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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