- Date
- March 4, 1981
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI · GRAND HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2083MPiper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810304008749A
- Case key
- 127340
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0279 81/3/4 GRAND HAVEN,MI PIPER J3C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 615 TIME - 1800 N2083M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEUKEMA'S DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GRAND HAVEN,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARBURETOR SCREEN CLOGGED WITH SAND,RUST.SAME INFUEL TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2083M
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beukema'S
N2083MRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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