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FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Princeton, MN · June 11, 1996

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Date
June 11, 1996 · 19:45 local
Place
Princeton, MN
Airport
Princeton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35505
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA198
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total100 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N35505Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 6410 · Built 1941Airframe 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.

Lost power. Elected land on golf course. Struck park bench. Carb icing or fuel mismanagment suspects. (-23) local pleasure flight from Princeton airport with one passenger. During cruise flight the engine quit without warning. Pilot selected a golf course fairway as landing site. People were on the course so chose a patch of clover along side of fairway. Gear struck raised green and was torn off. Right wing extensively damaged by park bench, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. ELECTED LAND ON GOLF COURSE. STRUCK PARK BENCH. CARB ICING OR FUEL MISMANAGMENT SUSPECTS. (-23) LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM PRINCETON AIRPORT WITH ONE PASSENGER. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT SELECTED A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY AS LANDING SITE. PEOPLE WERE ON THE COURSE SO CHOSE A PATCH OF CLOVER ALONG SIDE OF FAIRWAY. GEAR STRUCK RAISED GREEN AND WAS TORN OFF. RIGHT WING EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY PARK BENCH, NO INJURIES.

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 CHI96LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrinceton, MNLoss of engine power for an undetermined reason.Jun 12, 1996 · Substantial damage