- Date
- March 12, 1984, 16:40 local (Mar 13, 1984, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Elmira, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68925Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840312006959A
- Case key
- 39882
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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 acft collided with power lines and trees after a power loss during the takeoff initial climb. The plt stated he attempted a climbing turn to avoid the power lines and trees but the acft entered a departure stall, the acft was using automotive fuel. An FAA inspector reported the magneto switch on left magneto only.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68925
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13702
- Airframe hours
- 2,150
- Engine
- Continental A80, 80 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George Urbach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1983 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- Alpine, OR
- Destination
- OR62 · Elmira, OR
- Airport
- OR62 · Crow-Mag, runway 33, 3,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 332 total · 261 in this make and model · 302 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EUG, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.