Piper J3C-75 N27006

Summary

On 11 May 1982 at about 03:50 local time, a Piper J3C-75 registered N27006, operated by JAS L Bielefeld, was involved in an accident near Soldotna, Alaska, 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.

Date

11 May 1982 at 03:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Soldotna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper J3C-75

Registration

N27006

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

JAS L Bielefeld

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Return

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC82DAG21

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE EXECUTING DEPARTURE STALLS THE ELEVATOR LOCKED IN THE FULL UP POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL, IT WAS FOUND THAT PARTIAL CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE IN A POWER OFF DESCENDING TURN. THIS ATTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONED TO A LEVEL ATTITUDE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH TREES. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT DISCOVERED A PAIR OF PLIERS WHICH HAD SLID INTO THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.