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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Southside, WV · July 24, 2015

Date
July 24, 2015 · 17:40 local
Place
Southside, WV
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92653
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA287
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

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What happened

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

On July 24, 2015, N92653 privacy data omitted operated by privacy data omitted was on a VFR flight from ack to Florida with a fuel stop in cambridge Ohio. N92653 departed cambridge at 14:53 LCL and crashed at 17:15 LCL. I arrived on site on July 27, 2015 and observed the aircraft inverted with substantial damage. Further inspection found no evidence of fuel in the fuel tank, and no evidence of the grass under the filler cap having been killed by spilled fuel. The engine had continuity. The magnetos were tested at a part 147 facility and both were found to produce spark down to approximately 50 RPM.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 24, 2015, N92653 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM ACK TO FLORIDA WITH A FUEL STOP IN CAMBRIDGE OHIO. N92653 DEPARTED CAMBRIDGE AT 14:53 LCL AND CRASHED AT 17:15 LCL. I ARRIVED ON SITE ON JULY 27, 2015 AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, AND NO EVIDENCE OF THE GRASS UNDER THE FILLER CAP HAVING BEEN KILLED BY SPILLED FUEL. THE ENGINE HAD CONTINUITY. THE MAGNETOS WERE TESTED AT A PART 147 FACILITY AND BOTH WERE FOUND TO PRODUCE SPARK DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 50 RPM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N92653 · 1

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