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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Columbus, MT · July 12, 1985

Date
July 12, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Columbus, MT
Airport
Columbus
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6817H
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA179
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total100 in this make and model0 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 buzzed his house, then pulled back into a steep climb. Aircraft stalled, then spun to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BUZZED HIS HOUSE, THEN PULLED BACK INTO A STEEP CLIMB. AIRCRAFT STALLED, THEN SPUN TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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