Accident: Piper / Laudeman J3C 65
Nov 26, 2017 · Palmyra, WI
NTSB numberCEN18LA038Event id20171127X03747
- 0
- Fatalities
- 2
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve were habit patterns he had developed from operating an airplane with different flight controls.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper / Laudeman J3C 65
- Registration
- N11188
- Year built
- 1945
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern downwind Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Waukesha County Airport (UES)18 nm (33 km) north-east
- Grand Geneva Resort Airport (XES)18 nm (34 km) south-east
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