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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C65 · Morgan Hill, CA · August 23, 1992

Date
August 23, 1992 · 14:15 local
Place
Morgan Hill, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N707CW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA361
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
585 total100 in this make and model20 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.

Engine quit on climbout from low pass over dirt strip. Crashed into trees. Icing chart shows carb icing conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM LOW PASS OVER DIRT STRIP. CRASHED INTO TREES. ICING CHART SHOWS CARB ICING CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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