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| Date: | Friday 18 February 1983 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-3C |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Flight Sign, Inc. |
| Registration: | N88037 |
| MSN: | 15654 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stockbridge, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Stockbridge, GA (4AO |
| Hollywood, FL (HWD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILED TO REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES OR MALFUNCTIONS. AN EXTERNAL FUEL TANK WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 October 1995 | N88037 | Don Gilliland | 0 | Rochester, IN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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