- Date
- February 18, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88037Piper J-3C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830218004729A
- Case key
- 6014
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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 collided with a tree during a forced landing. The plt stated that the acft engine quit shortly after takeoff. Examination of the engine and fuel system failed to reveal any discrepancies or malfunctions. An external fuel tank was connected to the engine and it started and ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88037
- Reported as
- Piper J-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15654
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phoenix Flight Sign, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1983
- Departed
- 4AO · Stockbridge, GA
- Destination
- HWD · Hollywood, FL
- Airport
- 4A0 · Berry Hill, runway 01, 3,300 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,553 total · 651 in this make and model · 2,450 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N88037 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.