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Aviation accident CEN17LA093
NONE · PIPER J3C · 2017-01-30 · Brenham, TX, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CEN17LA093- Event ID
20170131X01649- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-01-30
- Location
- Brenham, TX, USA
- Coordinates
- 30.219722, -96.374443
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C
- Registration
- N7039H
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The reciprocating engine's exhaust valve being stuck in the “open” position, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown