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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mooresville, NC · January 26, 1992

Date: January 26, 1992 · 16:30 local
Place: Mooresville, NC
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N98429
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N98429Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 18620 · 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.

Aircraft struck a power line on approach to a grass strip. Pilot stated engine lost power. Suspect carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE ON APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP. PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST POWER.SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.