NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83LA365
Registry · N30236
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER J3C-65
Year of manufacture
1940 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19970515
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A329A0
Registrant of record
YOUNGBLOOD STACY M
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ARPT ELEVATION WAS 6411 FT MSL & THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APRX 9150 FT. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 7300 FT MSL, THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE WING OF THE ACFT HIT A TREE, THEN THE PLANE CRASHED. THE ENG WAS REMOVED & TRANSPORTED TO A FACILITY FOR TESTING. DUE TO IMPACT, THE MAGNETOS WERE REPLACED, THEN THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT 1000, 1800 & 2200 RPM. NO PREIMPACT DISCREPANCIES WERE VERIFIED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1983_LAX83LA365.txt.
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