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Piper J3 N42563

16 May 1983 · Sherrill, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 May 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper J3 registered N42563 was involved in an accident near Sherrill, Arkansas, 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 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Sherrill, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper J3
Registration
N42563
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pineville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW83LA236

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

THE ACFT NOSED OVER ON AN EMERGENCY DOWNWIND LANDING IN A WET RICE FIELD AFTER AN ENG FAILURE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG FAILED AS A RESULT OF WATER IN THE FUEL. THE OPERATOR SERVICES HIS ACFT FROM A PRIVATE UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK. AS A RESULT OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS, A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED. ANOTHER ACFT OWNED BY THE OPERATOR WAS CHECKED & WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN A HIGH VOLUME OF WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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