- Date
- November 10, 1972
- Place
- Grosebeck, TX · GROSEBECK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25102Piper J3C-85
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3041 72/11/10 GROSEBECK,TEX PIPER J3C-85 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2115 N25102 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 25, 4505 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEXIA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- GASCOLATOR BOWL LOOSE. FUEL SELECTOR BROKEN,UN SHUT OFF FUEL. ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE AFT LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25102
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-85
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed