# Incident 20040129000899I: Piper J3C65, FL, January 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2004, 17:50 local time
- Place: FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N70564, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70564) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040129000899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 1,500' IN CRUISE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT PULLED THE ENGINE CARB HEAT, CHECKED THE ENGINE MAGS AND MOVED THE THROTTLE TO VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH NO AVAIL. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED TO NORTH PERRY TOWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IT WAS DETERMINED CARB-ICE WAS AT FAULT. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES.

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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