19840113022859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C* · Pensacola, FL · January 13, 1984

Date
January 13, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Ferguson
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42774
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA061
Reported as
Piper J3C*
Reported engine
Continental C858
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,056 total19 in this make and model9 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.

Crash occurred after engine quit shortly after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED AFTER ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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