- Date
- December 18, 1976
- Place
- Marlboro, NY · MARLBORO, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24565Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761218038699A
- Case key
- 156799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3698 76/12/18 MARLBORO,NY PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1450 N24565 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 54, 4235 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLBORO,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER,DIRT AND RUST FOUND IN FUEL SYS.6 GAL AVIATION FUEL 5 GAL AUTO FUEL,MIXED.ICE NEAR FUEL DRIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24565
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N24565 · 1
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