NYC66F0430

NTSB accident investigation · Piper JC3-65 · Pepperell, MA · December 18, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 18, 1965
Place
Pepperell, MA · PEPPERELL, MA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N33121Piper JC3-65
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174466

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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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3-3996  65/12/18   PEPPERELL MASS      PIPER JC3-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1000
        TIME - 1100                    N33121              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEPPERELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N33121
Reported as
Piper JC3-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pepperell