- Date
- May 17, 1975
- Place
- Marlboro, NY · MARLBORO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38262Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750517015219A
- Case key
- 149011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1202 75/5/17 MARLBORO,NY PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1440 N38262 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLBORO,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DRAINED APRX 2 GAL FUEL,THEN ADDED FRESH FUEL PRIOR TO TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38262
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Malboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38262 · 1
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