- Date
- September 5, 1990, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elliotville, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N202CJPiper J3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900905041629A
- Case key
- 36734
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Probable cause
A power loss for unknown reasons over unsuitable terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot took off in a float equipped Piper J3. He reported a powerloss at 150 ft AGL and said he was unable to return to the lake. He landed in a wooded area, struck a tree, and the airplane slid to the base. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire. On scene examination by the FAA did not reveal the cause of the reported power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N202CJ
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20269
- Airframe hours
- 825
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lloyd G. Kelley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1990 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- Monson, ME
- Airport
- NONE · Greenwood Pond
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 15 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 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.