# Incident 20161031021619I: Piper J3C-65, Comer, GA, October 31, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Comer, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0625° N, 83.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comer, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0625&lon=-83.1273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70614, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161031021619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED VERBALY THAT HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER, DID A WALK AROUND, AND CHECKED HIS ENGINE OIL. AFTER THE INITIAL CHECKS HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP AND MAG CHECK. HE THEN TOOK OFF SHORTLY AFTER ALL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER AND HE TRIED UNSUCSEEFULY TO GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED FROM THE TREES BY CRANE SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN IA  AND FOUND TO HAVE SIX GALLONS OF CONTAMINATED FUEL AND A CLOGGED FUEL STRAINER, IN WHICH THE IA BELIEVES CAUSED ENGINE FUEL STARVATION, RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUT DOWN/LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE CONFERRED WITH OPERATIONAL INSPECTORS AND CONCLUDED THAT COUNSELING IS NEEDED AND THE BEST RECOURSE IN THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. AS SUCH THE PILOT HAS AN EXPIRED PILOT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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