- Date
- November 29, 1969
- Place
- Apex, NC · APEX, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N42348Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4179 69/11/29 APEX,NC PIPER J3C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 55 TOTAL TIME - 1150 N42348 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKWITH AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APEX,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRIMER LINE MANIFOLD ATTACH FITTING LOOSE.THREAD HOLE IN MANIFOLD CROSS THREADED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42348
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Beckwith Airstrip
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