- Date
- April 9, 1971
- Place
- Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23QPiper J3L-65
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1128 71/4/9 EDGEWATER,MD PIPER J3L-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1200 N23Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 40, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 1 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGEWATER,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- 1HR SINCE ANNUAL INSPN,PLUGS NOT TORQUED,1 MISSING.LOST PWR 75FT AGL.UN AVOID DITCH ON ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23Q
- Reported as
- Piper J3L-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lee Arpt