- Date
- April 25, 1965
- Place
- North Norwich, NY · NORTH NORWICH, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88158Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0930 65/4/25 NORTH NORWICH NY PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3044 TIME - 1400 N88158 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PARTICLES OF GASKET CEMENT OBSTRUCTED MAIN FUEL JET IN CARBURETOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88158
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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