19841116064629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Stuart, FL · November 16, 1984

Date
November 16, 1984 · 12:30 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Witham
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77517
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA035
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,570 total200 in this make and model78 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.

Low level photography over ocean. Clamp would not hold throttle cable, disabling throttle. Wrong clamp. Ditched.

As the FAA filed it

LOW LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHY OVER OCEAN. CLAMP WOULD NOT HOLD THROTTLE CABLE, DISABLING THROTTLE. WRONG CLAMP. DITCHED.

NTSB investigation

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