Piper J3-C65 N28019

Summary

On 16 June 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper J3-C65 registered N28019 was involved in an accident near Toddville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Toddville, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

38.2700, -76.0497

Aircraft

Piper J3-C65

Registration

N28019

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cambridge → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA233

Nobody was 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

THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHILE SKIDDING AFTER THE AILERON CONTROL JAMMED. THE PILOT IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE OWNER IN THE FRONT SEAT SAID THAT AFTER A COUPLE OF STEEP TURNS THE AILERON CONTROL COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE AND WAS CONTROLLED WITH THROTTLE, RUDDER AND ELEVATOR. IT SKIDDED LEFT UNTIL IMPACT WITH MARSHY TERRAIN. THE ACFT WAS MOVED TO GET IT OUT OF TIDAL WATER. WHEN A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ACFT LATER A WRENCH WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE WHICH WAS SUSPECT BUT BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS MOVED THE WRENCH COULD NOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE JAMMING DEVICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.