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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Palmer, AK · June 3, 1995

Date
June 3, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32708
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95FA063
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,795 total1,500 in this make and model21 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.

Flying low to seek vehicle that drove accross private strip. Pulled up to reverse course. Stalled. Crashed on sand.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW TO SEEK VEHICLE THAT DROVE ACCROSS PRIVATE STRIP. PULLED UP TO REVERSE COURSE. STALLED. CRASHED ON SAND.

NTSB investigation

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