19841013055599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3C65 · Miles City, FL · October 13, 1984

Date
October 13, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Miles City, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35965
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA006
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C9014F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,216 total102 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was uncontrollable after encountering rotor down wash from departing aircraft. Impacted trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AFTER ENCOUNTERING ROTOR DOWN WASH FROM DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED TREES.

NTSB investigation

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