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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Boothbay, ME · September 3, 1995

Date
September 3, 1995 · 18:20 local
Place
Boothbay, ME
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98503
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC95LA216
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C908F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,773 total1,130 in this make and model20 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.

Blinded by setting sun. Gear struck bank at approach end runway. Cub flipped over. Approach was over water.

As the FAA filed it

BLINDED BY SETTING SUN. GEAR STRUCK BANK AT APPROACH END RUNWAY. CUB FLIPPED OVER. APPROACH WAS OVER WATER.

NTSB investigation

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