What happened
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Acft engine quit on take-off, and the acft crashed while attempting to land. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 1, 1999, at 1515 central standard time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N92350, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on takeoff from Hartlee Field Airport near Denton, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. The flight instructor sustained minor injuries, and the airline transport pilot receiving instruction was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported to an FAA inspector that the flight departed lakeview airport, lake dallas, Texas, about 1440 en route to Hartlee field. Following a full stop landing, they taxied back for takeoff. On takeoff, about 200 feet above ground level, the engine "quit". Due to trees ahead, the flight instructor turned the airplane left. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose low, left wing low attitude. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and reported that the left wing, main landing gear, propeller, engine, and firewall were damaged. (-23)on March 1, 1999, at 1515 local time a Piper PA-J3-A65, operated by, privacy data omitted crashed after takeoff from harlee field during a training flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot in command and student received minor injuries. The pilot, privacy data omitted holds an airline transport certificate. The flight originated to lakeview airport on March 1, 1999, at 1410 local time.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 1, 1999, AT 1515 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J3C-65 AIRPLANE, N92350, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM HARTLEE FIELD AIRPORT NEAR DENTON, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKEVIEW AIRPORT, LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS, ABOUT 1440 EN ROUTE TO HARTLEE FIELD. FOLLOWING A FULL STOP LANDING, THEY TAXIED BACK FOR TAKEOFF. ON TAKEOFF, ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE "QUIT". DUE TO TREES AHEAD, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TURNED THE AIRPLANE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. (-23)ON MARCH 1, 1999, AT 1515 LOCAL TIME A PIPER PA-J3-A65, OPERATED BY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HARLEE FIELD DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED TO LAKEVIEW AIRPORT ON MARCH 1, 1999, AT 1410 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
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