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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Brodhead, WI · June 10, 1986

Date
June 10, 1986 · 20:20 local
Place
Brodhead, WI
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98739
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA149
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
356 total25 in this make and model5 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.

The aircraft hit trees during low level maneuvering and crashed. Pilot failed to fly at a safe altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERING AND CRASHED. PILOT FAILED TO FLY AT A SAFE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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