What happened
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(.19) On October 11, 1998, at 1130 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65, N70880, owned and operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a low level maneuver following takeoff from runway 14 (3,599' x 75' dry asphalt), at New Holstein Municipal Airport, near New Holstein, Wisconsin. The pilot and a pilot passenger suffered serious injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. (-23) the aircraft departed rwy 14 and immediately after becoming airborne entered a steep climbing left turn to an altitude of approximately 75 feet AGL. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 500 feet to the left of the rwy 14 centerline, approximately 700 feet from the approach end of rwy 14. The aircraft struck the ground left wing first, followed by the fuselage. Ground scarring indicates that the aircraft was in an approximate 90 degree left bank with a high vertical rate of descent at the time of impact. Scarring and debris trail indicate that the aircraft was on an approximate 330 magnetic heading upon impact. The aircraft slid approximately 115 feet after the first point of ground contact.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 11, 1998, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J3C-65, N70880, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LOW LEVEL MANEUVER FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 14 (3,599' X 75' DRY ASPHALT), AT NEW HOLSTEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR NEW HOLSTEIN, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND A PILOT PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 14 AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE ENTERED A STEEP CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY 14 CENTERLINE, APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 14. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE FUSELAGE. GROUND SCARRING INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN APPROXIMATE 90 DEGREE LEFT BANK WITH A HIGH VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. SCARRING AND DEBRIS TRAIL INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN APPROXIMATE 330 MAGNETIC HEADING UPON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 115 FEET AFTER THE FIRST POINT OF GROUND CONTACT.
NTSB investigation
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