Gray J-3 TRAINER N1391P

Summary

On 13 March 1983 at about 23:15 local time, a Gray J-3 TRAINER registered N1391P was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 March 1983 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Lakeland (LAL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Gray J-3 TRAINER

Registration

N1391P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA091

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 MANEUVERING TO ENTER THE ULTRALIGHT LANDING AREA ON THE ARPT DURING AN EAA FLY-IN, THE ELEVATOR BECAME JAMMED IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN A BOLT IN THE LINKAGE BECAME JAMMED AGAINST THE WHEEL AXLE WHICH HAD BEEN BENT IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO CRASH LAND USING POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.