Piper J3 N33461
24 October 1985 · Green Valley, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper J3 registered N33461 was involved in an accident near Green Valley, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Green Valley, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.8099, -110.9201
- Aircraft
- Piper J3
- Registration
- N33461
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
ON OCT 24, 1985, A PIPER J3 CUB,N33461, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN ROUGH, OPEN TERRAIN NEAR GREEN VALLEY, AZ. AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THE AC SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PVT PLT WAS NOT INJURED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE HANDLE TO THE LINKAGE TUBE SEPARATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE POWER LEAVING THE PLT WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1985 | Piper J3 C-65 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper J3-C-65 | Goose Prairie, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1986 | Piper J3-65C | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Nov 1986 | Piper J3 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1986 | Piper J3 | Brodhead, Wisconsin, United States | F. F. Badertscher | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Piper J3 | Wauseon, Ohio, United States | Fred J. Miller | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |