- Date
- June 24, 1995, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- York, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41105Piper J3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950624040309A
- Case key
- 3579
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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 pilot stated that during takeoff from the sod airfield, the aircraft engine lost power. He attempted a forced landing in a nearby field, but could not make the field. The aircraft impacted the trees and terrain in a swampy area, and the engine was submerged in water. After draining the water from the carburetor, the aircraft engine ran normally at all power settings.
Factual narrative
On June 24, 1995, at 1930 eastern daylight time, a Piper J3, N41105, was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain following a loss of engine power during takeoff near York, South Carolina. The airline transport pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provision of 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight.
The pilot stated that immediately after takeoff from the private sod airfield, the aircraft engine stopped producing power. He attempted a forced landing in a field, but was unable to make the field, and impacted the trees and terrain. The aircraft came to rest in a swamp area, and the aircraft engine was submerged in water.
During a test run of the aircraft engine, following the draining of water from the carburetor, the engine ran normally at all power settings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41105
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7750
- Airframe hours
- 4,800
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John S. Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1994 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- 36A
- Airport
- 36A · York, runway 36, 2,600 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 8,381 total · 246 in this make and model · 7,464 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 62 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.