- Date
- February 6, 1974
- Place
- Windsor, MA · WINDSOR, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87926Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740206002119A
- Case key
- 187105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0205 74/2/6 WINDSOR,MASS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N87926 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 52, 1480 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDSOR HILLTOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDSOR,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GASCOLATOR HAD ICE BLOCKING OFF FLOW OF FUEL TO CARB.CONDENSATION IN FUEL TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87926
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Windsor Hilltop
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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