19851218075769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Champion, OH · December 18, 1985

Date: December 18, 1985 · 16:15 local
Place: Champion, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7357H
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A65*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 428 total89 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N7357HRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Piper J3C-65S/N 20619 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing after engine quit en route. Found a frozen fuel cap vent which resulted in fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. FOUND A FROZEN FUEL CAP VENT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.