Piper J3C-65 N145RL
30 April 2007 · Redding, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N145RL, operated by Jeff Iverson, was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Redding, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Benton Field (O85)
- Coordinates
- 40.5747, -122.4081
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N145RL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jeff Iverson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Novato → Redding
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane's left wing collided with a tree during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. While on the approach for landing, the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to land the airplane on a residential street. The left wing collided with a tree during the landing ground roll. Recovery personnel noted that no fuel was in the airplane's fuel tanks, and fresh blue staining was evident on the belly area below and behind the fuel strainer drain outlet. The pilot reported that the airplane's fuel tanks had been filled the day preceding the flight, but he could not provide fuel receipts. The airplane's performance specifications state that at 3,000 feet, with 75 percent power and best power mixture, the airplane cruises at 73 miles per hour and achieves a fuel consumption of 4.4 gallons per hour. The fuel capacity is 12 gallons. The straight line distance between the departure and destination airports was 146 nm. The airplane landed 4,500 feet short of the airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2007 | Piper J3C-65 | Uxbridge, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2007 | Piper J3C | Waterford, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2007 | Piper J3C-65 | White Lake, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2007 | Piper J3C-65 | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2007 | Piper J3C-65 | Andersonville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Piper J3C-50 | Epping, New Hampshire, United States | Phyllis Harvey | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |