- Date
- November 10, 1975
- Place
- Southhaven, MS · SOUTHHAVEN, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98453Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751110036699A
- Case key
- 151738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3759 75/11/10 SOUTHHAVEN,MS PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 217 TIME - 1345 N98453 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTA AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHHAVEN,MS WEST HELENA,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ACCESSORY DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CENTER CAMSHAFT BEARING GALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98453
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Desota Airpark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N98453 · 1
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