- Date
- August 5, 1975
- Place
- Sacandaga Rsvr, NY · SACANDAGA RSVR, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31066Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750805021989A
- Case key
- 150302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2110 75/8/5 SACANDAGA RSVR,NY PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N31066 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 54, 1046 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 838 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SACANDAGA RSVR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACANDAGA RSVR,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TKOF FM RESERVOIR,FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD NR 4 CYLINDER CAUSED ENGINE SEIZURE.ACFT FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31066
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sacandaga Rsvr
FAA reports on this event · 1
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