ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169931
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 2014 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Haase Steven A |
| Registration: | N95480 |
| MSN: | 8403 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2698 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A75-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chattahoochee River in Clay County, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Headland, AL (0J6) |
| Eufaula, AL (EUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner and a pilot-rated passenger were on the first leg of a short, cross-country flight and did not arrive at their destination. A search was initiated, and the wreckage was located a week later in a remote area of a river in about 10 to 15 ft of water. No witnesses to the accident were located. The pilot was found at the rear seat position, and the passenger was found still buckled into the front seat.
All major structural components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site, and flight control continuity was confirmed to the cockpit controls. The engine was removed from the airframe and disassembled; it did not reveal any abnormalities that would have prevented normal operation. The cork-and-rod fuel quantity indicator was bent over and captured in the “empty” position; however, the fuel tank was breached, and the airplane was partially inverted in the water. Automated fueling records revealed that the pilot twice attempted to purchase fuel before the flight but only obtained 0.173 gallon. It could not be determined if the pilot obtained additional fuel from another source. The width of the river provided adequate room for a forced landing; however, the damage to the airframe and the occupants’ injuries were consistent with an out-of-control condition at the time of impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during flight, which resulted in a collision with a river.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2014 18:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Sep-2014 21:18 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2014 19:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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