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FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Raymond, NE · April 18, 1996

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Date
April 18, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place
Raymond, NE
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6510H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96FA135
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
125 in the last 90 days
N6510HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 19696 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Crashed and burned. (.4)witnesses reported that after departure from a grass runway. The airplane reached an altitude of about 250 feet, then it departed controlled flight, and descend into the terrain. The winds were reported to be from 280 degrees at 17 knots with gusts to 24 knots. The fuel valve was found in the off position. The cockpit control lever for the fuel valve was found approximately three quarters of an inch aft of the on position. The aircraft's owner reported that the fuel valve handle was always left in the on position. The propeller did not show any evidence of engine power at the time of impact. No preimpact abnormalities were noted when the engine was disassembled.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4)WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 250 FEET, THEN IT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT, AND DESCEND INTO THE TERRAIN. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 280 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 24 KNOTS. THE FUEL VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE COCKPIT CONTROL LEVER FOR THE FUEL VALVE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH AFT OF THE ON POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT'S OWNER REPORTED THAT THE FUEL VALVE HANDLE WAS ALWAYS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION. THE PROPELLER DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF ENGINE POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. NO PREIMPACT ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED.

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 CHI96FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRaymond, NEfailure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel selector was properly positioned to the full 'on' position before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the initial climb after takeoff; and the pilot's failure to maintain…Apr 18, 1996 · Destroyed