# NTSB IAD76AI090: Piper J-3, Ooltewah, TN, August 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Ooltewah, TN · OOLTEWAH, TN
- Location: 35.0723° N, 85.0545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ooltewah, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 8, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2385   76/8/8    OOLTEWAH,TN         PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 300
        TIME - 1630                    N1360M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OOLTEWAH,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ON/OFF FUEL SELECT CABLE LOOSE AT VALVE HANDLE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1360M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1360M-1976-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: PRIVATE
- FAA reports: 19760808026639A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808026639A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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