- Date
- January 26, 1972
- Place
- Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N42018Piper J3F-65
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0389 72/1/26 WALLKILL,NY PIPER J3F-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 375 TIME - 0845 N42018 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALLKILL,NY ACCORD,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT AT 200FT AGL PLT ATMTD TO TURN BACK TO FLD.WAS TOO LOW.ICE IN FUEL LINES AND GASCOLATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42018
- Reported as
- Piper J3F-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kobelt