ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381725
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1983 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Frederick Troelstra |
| Registration: | N19AN |
| MSN: | 4045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1939 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5545 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Argyle, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENG BY HAND PROPPING FOR APRX 20 MIN. THE ENG FINALLY STARTED & CONTINUED TO REV UP. DURING THIS TIME, THE PASSENGER WAS IN THE REAR SEAT. AS THE PLT WAS RETURNING TO THE COCKPIT, THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PLT WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WING STRUT & THE ACFT CONTINUED IN A WIDE SEMI-CIRCLE. REPORTEDLY, THE PASSENGER WAS APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF A 15 FT EMBANKMENT OF A GRAVEL PIT. IT IMPACTED NOSE FIRST IN THE PIT, THEN CAME TO REST AGAINST THE OPPOSITE EMBANKMENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83LA163
History of this aircraft
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| 25 November 1984 | N19AN | Concor, Inc. | 0 | Rutland, VT | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 06:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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