Accident Piper J-3 N31118,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297404
 
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Date:Sunday 14 April 2002
Time:18:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J-3
Owner/operator:
Registration: N31118
MSN: 5336
Total airframe hrs:702 hours
Engine model:Franklin 4AC1767B SER
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Carrollton, Georgia -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Carrollton-West Georgia Regional O V Gray Field, GA (KCTJ)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
According to the pilot, during his take off he noticed the smell of oil, and saw smoke coming down the right side of the fuselage. The pilot returned to the airport for a precautionary landing to runway 36. When the pilot reduced power for landing the airplane stalled and collided with the ground.

Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL02LA086
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL02LA086

Revision history:

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