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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Tullahoma, TN · April 28, 1985

Date: April 28, 1985 · 14:15 local
Place: Tullahoma, TN
Airport: Soesbe Martin
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6015H
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL85LA151
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 530 total103 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6015HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 19154 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft struck unlighted unmarked unreported 252 foot tower during sightseeing flight. Aircraft impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNLIGHTED UNMARKED UNREPORTED 252 FOOT TOWER DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

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 ATL85LA151Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTullahoma, TNThe plt was giving a 15 yr old passenger a local area flt. While in level flt at about 200 ft AGL, the acft hit an unmarked/guyed antenna tower & crashed. The plt reported that he did not see the tower. Although the tower had been there for many years, it was…Apr 28, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6015H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20130515012321ITaxi · Tullahoma, TNDescription: office was notified by operator on may 15, the date of the incident. He stated that he was taxing the incident aircraft on the parallel taxiway to the active runway. During taxi he noted he was going to cause a traffic conflict with another…May 15, 2013 · Minor damage