# Accident 19990301001899A: Piper J3C65, Denton, TX, March 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1999
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Hartlee Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2098° N, 97.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-97.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA088), Mar 1, 1999: Piper J3C-65 (N92350), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power on takeoff resulting from the failure of an incorrect throttle control cable clamp, which was installed by an unknown person. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain…

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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