ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254006
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| Date: | Monday 26 April 2021 |
| Time: | 17:11 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N26783 |
| MSN: | 4223 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 999 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Magnolia Airpark (LS77), Slaughter, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Magnolia Airpark, LA (LS77) |
| Magnolia Airpark, LA (LS77) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 26, 2021, at 1711 central standard time, a Piper J3C airplane, N26783, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Slaughter, Louisiana. The front seat pilot was fatally injured and the rear seat pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were conducting a personal flight. Mud dauber nests were found and removed from the engine compartment before the flight, and no problems were noted with the engine during a subsequent engine run. The pilot stated that he checked the carburetor heat before takeoff. The pilot recalled a normal takeoff until the climbout. While the airplane was in a left turn, he felt the engine “surge” but assumed that the surge was associated with the wind. The pilot recalled turning the airplane toward some trees but did not recall what happened after that.
A witness saw the airplane flying at a low altitude and thought that the airplane was struggling to fly. She stated that the airplane started a turn, and its nose went up, and the airplane then descended nose first into the ground. The witness thought that the engine was not running at the time of the accident.
A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The propeller remained attached to the engine; one propeller blade was straight, and the other blade was bent aft about 20°. Neither blade showed any evidence of chordwise scraping or leading-edge nicks, which was consistent with little or no propeller rotation at impact. The airframe, engine, and magnetos were examined, and no anomalies were noted that would have resulted in a loss of engine power.
Weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to carburetor icing at glide power. However, the investigation could not determine whether carburetor icing had accumulated during ground operations before takeoff. The available evidence for this investigation was insufficient to determine why the total loss of engine power occurred.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wafb.com/2021/04/26/injured-small-plane-crash-slaughter/
https://www.wbrz.com/news/two-hurt-after-small-plane-crashes-on-airstrip-in-slaughter/
FAA
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N26783
http://www.airnav.com/airport/LS77
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
HAPPENING NOW: Officials are responding to a small plane crash that left two people injured on a landing strip in Slaughter. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/DqlD0obMpk
— Nadeen Abusada (@NadeenAbusada) April 27, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2021 03:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 27-Apr-2021 05:28 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Apr-2021 10:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Apr-2021 11:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2021 18:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2021 18:56 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2021 15:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source] |
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