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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Yellow Springs, OH · June 18, 1995

Date: June 18, 1995 · 09:55 local
Place: Yellow Springs, OH
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7239H
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95LA133
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,157 total14 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7239HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20509 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dragged a ultrilight strip. Collided with a antenna on climbout then struck a tree. Failed to note tower on pass. (-23) aircraft made several attempts to land in farm field and on last climb out, struck antenna mask at hustead EMS station with right wing. Aircraft then started to turn right, struck a tree and crashed between two houses. Aircraft was destroyed, pilot sustained minor injury and passenger received serious injury. After accident, maintenance records were checked and no discrepancies were found. Damage to antenna, house and fence on ground.

As the FAA filed it

DRAGGED A ULTRILIGHT STRIP. COLLIDED WITH A ANTENNA ON CLIMBOUT THEN STRUCK A TREE. FAILED TO NOTE TOWER ON PASS. (-23) AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND IN FARM FIELD AND ON LAST CLIMB OUT, STRUCK ANTENNA MASK AT HUSTEAD EMS STATION WITH RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO TURN RIGHT, STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED BETWEEN TWO HOUSES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY. AFTER ACCIDENT, MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. DAMAGE TO ANTENNA, HOUSE AND FENCE ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC95LA133Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYellow Springs, OHinadequate visual lookout by the pilot which resulted in the airplane striking the tower.Jun 18, 1995 · Substantial damage