19840422018229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Pahokee, FL · April 22, 1984

Date
April 22, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N37967
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA145
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total70 in this make and model25 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 during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel starvation. Fuel vent in cap not working.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION. FUEL VENT IN CAP NOT WORKING.

NTSB investigation

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