- Date
- July 8, 1979
- Place
- Clatskanie, OR · CLATSKANIE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38790Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790708031779A
- Case key
- 134182
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2662 79/7/8 CLATSKANIE,OR PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2043 TIME - 1045 N38790 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLATSKANIE,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG QUIT AFTER LOW ALT TURN. PLT LOST CTL DURING LOW TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38790
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.