- Date
- June 11, 1983, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13DKPiper J3C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830611026059A
- Case key
- 35093
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Analysis
According to the plt, a cert A&P mechanic, he had flown the acft 1 hr since last inspection & everything operated normally. On the day of the accident, his wife, also a plt, departed their private arpt at mercer, PA on a local flt butlanded at Greenville 15 min later because of a rough running eng. After arriving at Greenville, the plt replaced severalof the fuel injection nozzles because of previous problems with the nozzles sticking due to varnish deposits. The plt then took off on a local test hop. At about 100 ft AGL the eng began to run rough & lose power. He made a turn to the left to return to the arpt. During the turn the left wing struck the ground & the acft crashed. Subsequent investigaiton revealed that the internal mechanisms of the injector nozzles from cylinders 2,3 & 4 were struck in the closed position & were unable to produce any spray of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13DK
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5714
- Airframe hours
- 4,759
- Engine
- Continental C85-8FJ, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald E. King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- 4G1 · Greenville Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 29,125 total · 360 in this make and model · 29,000 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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