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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ3 · Belleair, FL · May 13, 1994

Date: May 13, 1994 · 12:10 local
Place: Belleair, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N114WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA94LA138
Reported as: Piper STCJ3
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total3,000 in this make and model331 in the last 90 days

N114WWRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2009 · Piper J3C-65S/N 17908 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Oil on windshield towing banner. Dropped banner. Hit trees landing. Front crankshaft seal leak. Breather blocked.

As the FAA filed it

OIL ON WINDSHIELD TOWING BANNER. DROPPED BANNER. HIT TREES LANDING. FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL LEAK. BREATHER BLOCKED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA94LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelleair, FLImproper maintenance inspection of the crankcase breather tube resulting in failure to detect blockage of the tube.May 13, 1994 · Substantial damage