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FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · North Branch, MN · October 8, 2008

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Date
October 8, 2008 · 18:55 local
Place
North Branch, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42080
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C908F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total60 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N42080Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 14307Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C90 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) The pilot stated that the engine started running rough. Noise and vibration increased to the point where he shut off the mags. After picking out of emergency landing site, he turned the mags back on with no effect. He turned the mags back off, along with the fuel, and continued with the emergency landing in a bean field. Ground contact caused airframe and float damage sufficient to warrant accident classification.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. NOISE AND VIBRATION INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE HE SHUT OFF THE MAGS. AFTER PICKING OUT OF EMERGENCY LANDING SITE, HE TURNED THE MAGS BACK ON WITH NO EFFECT. HE TURNED THE MAGS BACK OFF, ALONG WITH THE FUEL, AND CONTINUED WITH THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. GROUND CONTACT CAUSED AIRFRAME AND FLOAT DAMAGE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION.