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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Arglye, NY · June 12, 1983

Date: June 12, 1983 · 19:25 local
Place: Arglye, NY
Airport: Argyle
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N19AN
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC83LA163
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 82 total18 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N19ANRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 4045 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot started engine by hand propping. Passenger at controls unable to stop aircraft. Ran over an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STARTED ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING. PASSENGER AT CONTROLS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT. RAN OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC83LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArgyle, NYThe plt attempted to start the eng by hand propping for aprx 20 min. The eng finally started & continued to rev up. During this time, the passenger was in the rear seat. As the plt was returning to the cockpit, the acft began to roll forward. The plt was…Jun 12, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N19AN · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19841125063049ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Castleton, VTStalled in a climbing turn after departing a farm field. Near vertical ground impact.Nov 25, 1984 · Destroyed