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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Minatare, NE · April 27, 1983

Date: April 27, 1983 · 17:59 local
Place: Minatare, NE
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23472
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC83LA096
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,139 total23 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N23472Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 3188 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed during low flight over proposed landing site.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW FLIGHT OVER PROPOSED LANDING SITE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC83LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinatare, NEThe plt reported that he was making a low pass to look over a possible landing area, when he allowed the acft to inadvertently touch down on soft soil beside the strip. The acft bounced, then landed hard and the main gear collapsed.Apr 27, 1983 · Substantial damage