- Date
- October 27, 1983, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Parker, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29037Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831027056799A
- Case key
- 16286
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff portion of a touch & go, the eng went to idle 15 ft AGL. The plt made a left turn & landed in a fieldcollapsing the landing gear. Investigation of the wreckage revealed that the carburetor was hanging in place by the throttle & mixture control cables. The mixture control lever arm on the carb was found in the full lean position. The carburetor mixture control was suppose to be wired to the full rich positive. However, the safety wire was found connected only to the bolts that hold the mixture control plate cover in place. It could not be determined if the mixture control was moved to the full lean position before or during the accident sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29037
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6007
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Bates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 1C08 · Everitt, runway 36, 2,000 × 20 ft, dirt
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
- 16
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 8 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.