# Incident 19920703023789I: Piper J3F65, Hickory, NC, July 3, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1992, 16:20 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40975, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40975) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 94 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON ROUGH WATER TAKEOFF. LANDED LEFT FLOAT FIRST. GUIDE BRACKET BROKE. FUEL SCREEN CLOGGED. BAD AUTO FUEL

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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