Piper J3C N30772
9 March 1971 · Turlock, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1971 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper J3C registered N30772, operated by Lorenz Enterp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Turlock, California, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Turlock, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindskoog Airstri
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N30772
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lorenz Enterp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Modesto, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0990
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
ENG QUIT AT 40 FT ON TKOF.FUEL VALVE CTL CABLE WAS DISCONNECTD, SHUTOFF VALVE IN OFF POS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper J3C | Lindsay, Oklahoma, United States | B M Dailey | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Marlow, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Piper J3C | Minter City, Mississippi, United States | Bobby R Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Sunbury, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Bennett, Iowa, United States | Grandfield Fly | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |