- Date
- December 19, 1970
- Place
- Scotia, NY · SCOTIA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92635Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4455 70/12/19 SCOTIA,NY PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 214 TIME - 1215 N92635 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTIA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ICE BLOCKED FUEL LINE BETWEEN GASCOLATOR AND CARB. CRASH LANDED ON SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92635
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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