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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Downingtown, PA · March 28, 1988

Date
March 28, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place
Downingtown, PA
Airport
Bob Shannon Memorial Field Arp
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7170H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA113
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,100 total395 in this make and model2 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.

Severed the right main gear on landing approach when aircraft struck a powerline. Landed on runway and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ON LANDING APPROACH WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE. LANDED ON RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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