- Date
- January 26, 1975
- Place
- Santos, TX · SANTOS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38365Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750126001389A
- Case key
- 146932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0141 75/1/26 SANTOS,TX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 177 TIME - 1530 N38365 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTOS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT CONTD SLIP INTO SURFACE DURING EMERG LDG IN SMALL FLD.GR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38365
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Taylor Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38365 · 1
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