What happened
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Acft was on a banner pick up approach when it experienced engine failure and had to make an emergency landing, the acft landed approximately 1/2 mile west of the arpt and struck a tree on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on 2-27-99, at approx. 1210, a Piper J3 shortly after taking off from north perry airport, experienced engine failure and had to make an emergency landing at an area 1/2 mile to the west of the airport. The a/c landed in a small clearing and hit a tree. The pilot expereinced a small cut to the forehead and no other injuries. Damage to the aircraft was minor at this time. A fuel sample was taken at the accident scene with no evidence of contamination. It was noted after taking a fuel sample from the carb-bowl that @dne tablespoon of fuel was found in the carb-bowl leading to the possibility of fuel starvation.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ON A BANNER PICK UP APPROACH WHEN IT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE ARPT AND STRUCK A TREE ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 2-27-99, AT APPROX. 1210, A PIPER J3 SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT AN AREA 1/2 MILE TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE A/C LANDED IN A SMALL CLEARING AND HIT A TREE. THE PILOT EXPEREINCED A SMALL CUT TO THE FOREHEAD AND NO OTHER INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AT THIS TIME. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. IT WAS NOTED AFTER TAKING A FUEL SAMPLE FROM THE CARB-BOWL THAT @DNE TABLESPOON OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARB-BOWL LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL STARVATION.
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