MIA77DLD66

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Bartow, FL · June 14, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1977
Place
Bartow, FL · BARTOW, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N98606Piper J3
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770614017549A
Case key
147614

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1500  77/6/14  NR.BARTOW,FL          PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1501
        TIME - 1935                    N98606              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERGENCY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MULBERRY,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TKOF AFTER PREV FORCED LDG

Aircraft

Registration
N98606
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emergency Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N98606 · 1

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