- Date
- August 30, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N92191Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870830048639A
- Case key
- 7509
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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 flt was being conducted as part of a 'clown act' at an air show. The eng lost pwr shortly after takeoff as the plt was performing pitching maneuvers. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain pwr by 'pumping' the throttle. The airplane subsequently impacted trees. A post-crash exam of the airplane revealed the gascolator was about 90% full of water and 10% full of fuel. However, the contents of the carburetor was mostly fuel with about 1 to 2 teaspoons of water. A small amount of trash was also present in fuel that was drained from the carburetor. The carburetor was not equipped with an accelerator pump. No water was found in the fuel tank. The plt reported that no water was obtained when fuel was drained from the fuel tank prior to flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92191
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16631
- Airframe hours
- 2,251
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- David Lowe
- Registered owner
- Gerald R Winchester
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1987 · 90 hours before
- Airport
- M21 · Muhlenberg County, runway 5, 4,200 × 75 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
- 62
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 28,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 27,850 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N92191 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.