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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C65 · North Benton, OH · July 3, 1995

Date: July 3, 1995 · 18:38 local
Place: North Benton, OH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N88631
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95LA151
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total80 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N88631Registration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Piper J3C-65SS/N 16260 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65S Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost power on takeoff. Crashed. Aircraft idle long period had stale auto gas aboard. Vapor lock suspected. (-23) appears on takeoff, aircraft engine lost power and crashed. Examination revealed no gas in carburetor. The possibility is that the fuel had been sitting for a period of time, airplane only flew 11 hours since August 10, 1994, and there was a vaporlock.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED. AIRCRAFT IDLE LONG PERIOD HAD STALE AUTO GAS ABOARD. VAPOR LOCK SUSPECTED. (-23) APPEARS ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND CRASHED. EXAMINATION REVEALED NO GAS IN CARBURETOR. THE POSSIBILITY IS THAT THE FUEL HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AIRPLANE ONLY FLEW 11 HOURS SINCE AUGUST 10, 1994, AND THERE WAS A VAPORLOCK.

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 NYC95LA151Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Benton, OHFuel starvation for an unknown reason, resulting in a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Jul 3, 1995 · Substantial damage