19950415008289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Belvidere, IL · April 15, 1995

Date
April 15, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place
Belvidere, IL
Airport
Belvidere Ltd Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BDSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6673H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA127
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
443 total14 in this make and model79 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.

Turning to back taxi on runway used too much brake. Wind got under tail. Flipped over. Too much wind. Low skill. (-23) aircraft received substantial damage while being taxied in gusty windcondition.

As the FAA filed it

TURNING TO BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY USED TOO MUCH BRAKE. WIND GOT UNDER TAIL. FLIPPED OVER. TOO MUCH WIND. LOW SKILL. (-23) AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE BEING TAXIED IN GUSTY WINDCONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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