- Date
- June 16, 1968
- Place
- Greece, NY · GREECE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98499Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1837 68/6/16 GREECE,NY PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1400 TIME - 0750 N98499 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENLEAF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ONE MAG INOPERATIVE,DEFECTIVE COIL. OTHER MAG HAD EXCESSIVE BREAKER POINT GAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98499
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greenleaf
N98499Registration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N98499 · 1
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