# Accident 19950703016179A: Piper J3C65, North Benton, OH, July 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1995, 18:38 local time
- Place: North Benton, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9803° N, 81.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9803&lon=-81.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88631, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88631-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65S (registry code 7100526, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 80 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC95LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA151), Jul 3, 1995: Piper J3C-65 (N88631), North Benton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL 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.

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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