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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · Upper Marlboro, MD · June 16, 1979

Date
June 16, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Upper Marlboro, MD
Airport
Du Valls Farm
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1500N
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DIA13
Reported as
Piper J3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,185 total1,175 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that after lift off from farm strip he started a turn and a gust of wind raised a wing,other wing hit

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF FROM FARM STRIP HE STARTED A TURN AND A GUST OF WIND RAISED A WING,OTHER WING HIT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.