# NTSB MIA83LA026: Piper J-3, N6875H, Near Melbourne, FL, November 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Near Melbourne, FL
- Coordinates: 28.080652, -80.599624 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0807&lon=-80.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71897/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA026

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT DUE TO POWER LOSS. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6875H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6875H-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 20091, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20091
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Craig Hammack
- Registered owner: Sale Reported - Registration P
- Departed: MERRITT ISLAND, FL
- Destination: MERRITT ISLAND, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 343 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MLB

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821108057669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108057669A), Nov 8, 1982: Piper J3C65, Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported oil on struts and power loss. Crash landed in palmetto field. No oil on struts or engine malfunction

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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