- Date
- July 15, 1983, 21:00 local (Jul 16, 1983, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Soldotna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88327Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830715036089A
- Case key
- 4039
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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
The acft nosed over in soft dirt during a forced landing after an engine failure. This engine had just been overhauled and was on its first flight. The engine quit at 1200 ft, during takeoff climb. The prop stopped rotating and assumed a horizontal position. It was found during engine teardown that the engine had an out of round cylinder. The bottom of #1 cylinder was scored in a manner that coincided with scoring on the piston skirt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88327
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15945
- Airframe hours
- 3,414
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard G. Reierson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1982 · 27 hours before
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 1 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.