19851024054079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3F-65 · Grass Valley, AZ · October 24, 1985

Date
October 24, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Grass Valley, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33461
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA023
Reported as
Piper J3F65
Reported engine
Franklin 4AC176B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
419 total24 in this make and model53 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.

Struck post in a rough field after throttle handle separated from linkage tube in flight.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POST IN A ROUGH FIELD AFTER THROTTLE HANDLE SEPARATED FROM LINKAGE TUBE IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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