19751113036759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Melville, LA · November 13, 1975

Date
November 13, 1975
Place
Melville, LA
Airport
Hank Shoeler Strp
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70421
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW76FRD20
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
282 total144 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pax inadvertently hit throttle. Acft floated,lnd in last third of rwy. Avoided ditch. Gusts to 12K

As the FAA filed it

PAX INADVERTENTLY HIT THROTTLE. ACFT FLOATED,LND IN LAST THIRD OF RWY. AVOIDED DITCH. GUSTS TO 12K

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N70421 · 1

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