Piper J-3 N40660

Summary

On 4 July 1986 at about 12:10 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N40660 was involved in an accident near Ashland, Montana, 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

4 July 1986 at 12:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Montana, United States

Coordinates

45.4505, -106.2101

Aircraft

Piper J-3

Registration

N40660

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA188

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

PLT DID NOT POSSESS A PLT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE FUELED THE ACFT WITH THE 'LAST GAS IN THE STORAGE TANK.' THE PLT PREFLIGHTED THE ACFT AND TOOK OFF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT EXECUTED A LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD AND STRUCK AN IRREGATION DITCH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT STATED IN THE NTSB ACCIDENT REPORT THAT 'THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY CHANGING FILTER ON BULK TANK AND LETTING WATER SETTLE IN TANK BEFORE DRAINING SUMP AND GASCOLATOR'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.