- Date
- July 2, 1978
- Place
- West Carthage, NY · WEST CARTHAGE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N92629Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780702022389A
- Case key
- 140747
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2353 78/7/2 WEST CARTHAGE,NY PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 657 TIME - 1300 N92629 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN BROCKLIN ROAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FULTON,NY RETURN WEST CARTHAGE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92629
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Brocklin Road
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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.