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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Bullhead City, AZ · July 28, 1997

Date: July 28, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place: Bullhead City, AZ
Airport: Laughlin
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3339N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97FA259
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,386 total234 in this make and model

N3339NRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Piper J3C-65S/N 22537 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Floatplane collided with river during manuevering low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

FLOATPLANE COLLIDED WITH RIVER DURING MANUEVERING LOW ALTITUDE.

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 LAX97FA259Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBullhead City, AZimproper judgement of the pilot by intentionally performing low level maneuvers, and his misjudgment of a level-off over water.Jul 28, 1997 · Destroyed