14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Seguin, TX
Probable Cause Approval Date: 03/24/2014
Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65, registration: N88313
Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The flight instructor and student pilot planned on departing from a private grass airfield and fly to another airfield, in order to refuel the airplane before practicing landings. The instructor reported that the airplane had 3 gallons of fuel onboard. Shortly after takeoff, when the airplane was about 200 feet in the air, the flight instructor realized engine power was decreasing. The instructor reported that the throttle was already at full power and with obstacles ahead, he elected to turn back to the departure runway. The instructor made a 150-degree turn, but was unable to recover from the turn, and the left wing impacted terrain. The instructor added that the engine may have had carburetor icing, though he did not apply carburetor heat. An automated weather station located about 13 miles west of the accident site, reported, temperature 72 degrees F, and a dew point of 36 degrees F. A review of the carburetor icing probability chart, indicated that the airplane was operating in an area that was associated with a risk of carburetor ice formation, at glide and cruise power. A visual examination of the airplane revealed that the carburetor and gascolator were broken off during the impact, and the fuel tank was empty. No malfunctions or failures were noted that would have precluded normal operation. A reason for the loss of power was not determined.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be undetermined because an examination of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operation.
On March 13, 2013, about 1340 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N88313, experienced a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. The flight instructor and student pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Freeman Heritage Collection, LLC, Kingsbury, Texas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that operated without a flight plan. The flight was originating from the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome (85TE), Seguin, Texas at the time of the accident.
According to the flight instructor, they planned on flying to a nearby airport to get fuel, and then return to 85TE for some practice landings. However, shortly after takeoff, as the airplane reached about 200 feet, the instructor noticed that engine power was decreasing. He attempted to advance the throttle, but it was already at full forward. The area ahead was not suitable for a forced landing, so he elected to return to the airfield. The instructor made about a 150-degree turn, but was not able to recover from the turn and the left wing impacted terrain. The instructor reported that they hit the ground hard. The instructor added that engine may have had carburetor icing and that he did not apply carburetor heat.
According to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the flight instructor reported that they departed the airfield, with three gallons of gas in the airplane. Examination of the airplane by FAA revealed that the airplane's wings and fuselage were bent and the main landing gear had flattened out. The gascolator and carburetor were broken, and no fuel was found in the airplane's fuel tank.
At 1351, the automated weather station at New Braunfels Regional Airport, (KBAZ), located about 13 miles west of the accident site, reported, temperature 72 degrees F, and a dew point of 36 degrees F.
The carburetor icing probability chart included in Federal Aviation Administration Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin No. CE-09-35, Carburetor Icing Prevention, indicated that the airplane was operating in an area that was associated with a risk of carburetor ice formation, at glide and cruise power settings.
NTSB Identification: CEN13LA193
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Seguin, TX
Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65, registration: N88313
Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On March 13, 2013, about 1700 central daylight time, a Piper J3C airplane, N88313, conducted a forced landing, shortly after departure. The flight instructor was not injured and the student pilot sustained minor injury. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Freeman Heritage Collection, LLC, Kingsbury, Texas, and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that operated without a flight plan. The flight was originating from the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, Seguin, Texas at the time of the accident.
According to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the flight instructor reported that they departed the airfield, with three gallons of gas in the airplane. Shortly after takeoff he noticed the engine was losing rpms, so he elected to conduct a 180-degree turn back to the runway. During the forced landing, the left wing clipped the ground and the airplane impacted the terrain. Examination of the airplane by FAA, revealed that the airplane’s wings and fuselage were bent and the main landing gear had flattened out. The gascolator and carburetor were broken and no fuel was found in the airplane tank.
A student pilot and her instructor were taken to the emergency room at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center after this Piper J3C65 airplane crashed shortly before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome. The student reportedly suffered a severe head wound, and a worker from the machine shop at the airfield called EMS but she refused it and was driven to GRMC by private vehicle. A Federal Aviation Administration investigator was en route to the airfield off FM 1104 near Kingsbury.
KINGSBURY — Two people were taken to the emergency room at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center after a small plane crashed shortly before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome off FM 1104 near Kingsbury.
Tony Villanueva, an employee in the machine shop at the airfield, said Jamie, a coworker, came running into the shop and said a plane had crashed and a woman was injured.
“She was on the ground, bleeding,” Villanueva said. “I called EMS, but she refused it.”
Her injury was described as a severe wound to the head.
Villanueva said the woman, whom he identified only as Charlotte, was a student pilot taking flying lessons from an instructor named George.
He said George didn’t appear to have been injured in the crash. “He didn’t seem like he was injured at all,” Villanueva said.
Jamie drove Charlotte and George to the emergency room, Villanueva said.
The aircraft was identified as a Piper J3C65. The instructor and student were reported to have been doing touch-and-go landings and takeoffs.
“They do that often throughout the day,” Villanueva said.
The plane reportedly went down after the engine stalled.
A state trooper at the airfield said he was awaiting the arrival of an investigator from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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