- Date
- November 1, 1976
- Place
- Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87939Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761101034749A
- Case key
- 156347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3583 76/11/1 VENICE,FL PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1600 N87939 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING 48, 7351 TOTAL HOURS, 805 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VENICE MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW PORT RICHEY,FL VENICE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL HEADER TANK INSTALLED BELOW LEVEL OF CARBURETOR CAUSING FUEL STARVATION IN GLIDE ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87939
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Venice Municipal
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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.