- Date
- February 9, 1971
- Place
- Catawba, NC · CATAWBA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N42527Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0627 71/2/9 CATAWBA,NC PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N42527 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 48, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3020 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC SALISBURY,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LANDED IN WATER DUE TO HOUSES AND TREES.ACFT IN LAKE FOR 3 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42527
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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