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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Vogel Lake, AK · June 15, 1986

Date
June 15, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Vogel Lake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1556N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA077
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C7512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total47 in this make and model30 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.

During initial climb, engine ran rough. Floatplane impacted lake after a stall. Cylinder primer port plug broken.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, ENGINE RAN ROUGH. FLOATPLANE IMPACTED LAKE AFTER A STALL. CYLINDER PRIMER PORT PLUG BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

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