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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Boerne, TX · February 12, 2010

Date
February 12, 2010 · 11:10 local
Place
Boerne, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N70997
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total400 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot stated while flying at 1500 AGL he experienced engine power loss. He decided T0 make a precautionary landing on interstate 10. Pilot suspected carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED WHILE FLYING AT 1500 AGL HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS. HE DECIDED T0 MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 10. PILOT SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.