- Date
- September 19, 1967
- Place
- Va.Beach, VA · VA.BEACH, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N70684Piper J-3C
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3359 67/9/19 VA.BEACH,VA PIPER J-3C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N70684 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 23, 730 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNGO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 140 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- OVRHLD LYC GRND PWR UNIT ENG INSTALLED IN ACFT HAD OPER.APPROX 30HRS SINCE OVRHL.PLT USED AUTO GAS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70684
- Reported as
- Piper J-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pungo
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