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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Forest, VA · March 24, 1984

Date
March 24, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place
Forest, VA
Airport
New London
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33423
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA130
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Continental A758
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,065 total2 in this make and model179 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.

Pilot did not remove rear seat belt which held rear control stick from moving while aircraft was parked.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT REMOVE REAR SEAT BELT WHICH HELD REAR CONTROL STICK FROM MOVING WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED.

NTSB investigation

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