Piper J3C-65 N42156

Summary

On 28 June 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N42156, operated by DRY Bayou Equipment Inc, was involved in an accident near Rosedale, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

28 June 2008 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rosedale, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Private Grass Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

33.8672, -90.3033

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N42156

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DRY Bayou Equipment Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rosedale → Rosedale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA543

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilots to maintain airspeed following a reported partial loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the owner of the airplane, two certificated flight instructors took the airplane out for the purpose of getting one of the pilots a tail wheel endorsement. The owner stated that while they were on approach to the private grass strip the engine lost power due to carburetor ice, they applied carburetor heat but inadvertently stalled the airplane which “mushed” and impacted the ground substantially damaging the airframe, and separating both main landing gear. He stated that neither pilot was injured. Neither the FAA inspector nor the NTSB Investigator-in-charge were able to speak with the pilot's directly. However, the FAA Inspector was able to speak to their attorney. According to the inspector neither pilot would admit who was the pilot in command at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.