ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381420
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 1983 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N88327 |
| MSN: | 15945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3414 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Anchorage, AK (ANC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT DIRT DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN OVERHAULED AND WAS ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT. THE ENGINE QUIT AT 1200 FT, DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PROP STOPPED ROTATING AND ASSUMED A HORIZONTAL POSITION. IT WAS FOUND DURING ENGINE TEARDOWN THAT THE ENGINE HAD AN OUT OF ROUND CYLINDER. THE BOTTOM OF #1 CYLINDER WAS SCORED IN A MANNER THAT COINCIDED WITH SCORING ON THE PISTON SKIRT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83FA125
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1984 | N88327 | Malcolm Miller & Nicholas Wood | 2 | Haines, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 03:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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