- Date
- June 15, 1966
- Place
- China Grove, NC · CHINA GROVE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3656MPiper PA12
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1449 66/6/15 CHINA GROVE NC PIPER PA12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 100 TIME - 1800 N3656M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINA GROVE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3656M
- Reported as
- Piper PA12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- China Grove
N3656MRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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