- Date
- July 12, 1975
- Place
- Canaan, CT · CANAAN, CT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N24881Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750712019009A
- Case key
- 149501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1779 75/7/12 CANAAN,CT PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2000 TIME - 1105 N24881 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEGALLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANAAN,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION OCT 10,1972. NO CERT OF REGISTRATION IN ACFT. LNDD IN CORN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24881
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Segalla
N24881Registration cancelled Nov 30, 2018 · Piper J3F-60Airframe modelPiper J3F-60Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.