Jett SHOESTRING N53J
10 September 1984 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 September 1984 at about 16:15 local time, a Jett SHOESTRING registered N53J, operated by Hubert F. Jett, was involved in an accident near Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1699, -77.1791
- Aircraft
- Jett SHOESTRING
- Registration
- N53J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hubert F. Jett
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gaithersburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FIG04
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND NEAR VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED DISCREPANCIES IN THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY. THE PLT HAD COMPLAINED OF CARBURETOR FLOAT PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FLT. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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