- Date
- May 16, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sherrill, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N42563Piper J3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830516019579A
- Case key
- 20903
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft nosed over on an emergency downwind landing in a wet rice field after an eng failure. The plt stated that the eng failed as a result of water in the fuel. The operator services his acft from a private underground fuel storage tank. As a result of recent heavy rains, a large quantity of water had accumulated. Another acft owned by the operator was checked & was found to contain a high volume of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42563
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14844
- Airframe hours
- 7,715
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ag Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- PBF · Pineville, AR
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 24,000 total · 21,000 in this make and model · 24,000 as pilot in command · 335 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 325° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.