Piper J-3 N40854
7 November 1965 · Laurium Mich, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1965 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N40854 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Laurium Mich, Michigan, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laurium Mich, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N40854
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3335
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
ALTITUDE MIXTURE CONTROL VALVE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND ROTATED TO CUT-OFF POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1965 | Piper J-3 | Loma Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Elsinore Calif, California, United States | Associated GC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Randlett Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Buddys FLG SRV | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Carey Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1965 | Piper J-3 | W Palm Beach Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |