Piper J3C-65 N27111

Summary

On 13 July 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N27111, operated by Szabolscky , S. L., was involved in an accident near Remington, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1983 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Remington, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Remington (PVT)

Coordinates

38.5309, -77.7990

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N27111

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Szabolscky , S. L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA271

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ABOUT 15 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR A LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT THE TOPS OF TWO TREES, CRASHED & CAME TO REST APRX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RWY. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURES. THE UPPER WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED DURING IMPACT & FUEL FROM IT SPILLED ONTO THE PLT'S CLOTHES & BODY. THE WING FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION & THE FUSELAGE TANK VALVE WAS IN THE ON POSITON. THE ENG WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED, BUT NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED. CONTAMINATES WERE NOTED IN THE FUEL STRAINER. SOME YELLOWISH COLORED FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM THE CARBURETOR WHICH CONTAINED SOME CONTAMINATES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.