- Date
- May 10, 1982, 19:50 local (May 11, 1982, 03:50 UTC)
- Place
- Soldotna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N27006Piper J3C-75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820510017039A
- Case key
- 72641
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While executing departure stalls the elevator locked in the full up position. After several attempts to regain control, it was found that partial control was possible in a power off descending turn. This attitude was maintained until just prior to ground contact when the aircraft was transitioned to a level attitude before colliding with trees. After the accident the pilot discovered a pair of pliers which had slid into the elevator bellcrank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27006
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4293
- Airframe hours
- 4,500
- Engine
- Continental A & C 75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jas L Bielefeld
- Registered owner
- Jas L Bielefeld
- Departed
- Kenai, AK
- Destination
- Return
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 476 total · 99 in this make and model · 378 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.