# Accident 20020526038679A: Piper J5A, Edgemont, AR, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Edgemont, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5031° N, 92.1967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5031&lon=-92.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526038679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF POWER ON TAKEOFF. ON MAY 26, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME, N38399 DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPT TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY END. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY END. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT WING PARTIALLY SEPARATED AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. NO POST FIRE OCCURRED. THE PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING NO POWER. THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED FUEL STARVATION WAS NOT A FACTOR. MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, NONE TO THE PASSENGER. THE WEATHER WAS VFR; NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA163), May 26, 2002: Piper J-5 (N38399), Greers Ferry, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the probability of carburetor ice.

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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