- Date
- March 9, 1971
- Place
- Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30772Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0990 71/3/9 TURLOCK,CALIF PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1730 N30772 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 27, 2907 TOTAL HOURS, 66 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDSKOOG AIRSTRI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURLOCK,CALIF MODESTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG QUIT AT 40 FT ON TKOF.FUEL VALVE CTL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTD,SHUTOFF VALVE IN OFF POS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30772
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lindskoog Airstri
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