- Date
- June 12, 1983, 19:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Argyle, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N19ANPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612036989A
- Case key
- 35219
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to start the eng by hand propping for aprx 20 min. The eng finally started & continued to rev up. During this time, the passenger was in the rear seat. As the plt was returning to the cockpit, the acft began to roll forward. The plt was knocked down by the wing strut & the acft continued in a wide semi-circle. Reportedly, the passenger was applying brake pressure, but could not stop the acft. Subsequently, the acft went off a 15 ft embankment of a gravel pit. It impacted nose first in the pit, then came to rest against the opposite embankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19AN
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4045
- Airframe hours
- 5,545
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frederick Troelstra
- Registered owner
- Argyle Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 27, 1982
- Airport
- NY02 · Argyle
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 18 in this make and model · 53 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N19AN · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.