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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3L-65 · Garberville, CA · January 19, 2008

Date: January 19, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place: Garberville, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N30558
Reported as: Piper J3L65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 212 total190 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N30558Registered now · Piper J3L-65S/N 4928 Airframe modelPiper J3L-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft is certified as an experimental light sport aircraft (e-lsa). The engine was overhauled 02/22/1999 tach time 551.8. The engine failed in flight with 103.1 hours since major overhaul. The number one cylinder rod broke and caused a 2-inch hole in the engine case. The engine has been operated very little in the last nine years and only operated three times in the last two years.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFIED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (E-LSA). THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 02/22/1999 TACH TIME 551.8. THE ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT WITH 103.1 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER ROD BROKE AND CAUSED A 2-INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OPERATED VERY LITTLE IN THE LAST NINE YEARS AND ONLY OPERATED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

Other reports on N30558 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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