# Accident 19940513010749A: Piper STCJ3, Belleair, FL, May 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1994, 12:10 local time
- Place: Belleair, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9360° N, 82.8128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleair, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9360&lon=-82.8128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114WW-2009-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 331 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940513010749A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA138), May 13, 1994: Piper J3C-65 (N114WW), Belleair, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE CRANKCASE BREATHER TUBE RESULTING IN FAILURE TO DETECT BLOCKAGE OF THE TUBE.

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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