20041013025059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · North Pole, AK · October 13, 2004

Date
October 13, 2004 · 18:50 local
Place
North Pole, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92469
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05LA006
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C908F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted engine quit running during climbout shortly after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into 50FT. Tall trees while maneuvering to return to the takeoff airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DURING CLIMBOUT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO 50FT. TALL TREES WHILE MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.