19990702008169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Independence, IA · July 2, 1999

Date
July 2, 1999
Place
Independence, IA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3371N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA207
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Pilot encountered high wind and windshear and decided to make precautionary landing in OAT field, upon landing the acft flipped over, 1 minor injury.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENCOUNTERED HIGH WIND AND WINDSHEAR AND DECIDED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN OAT FIELD, UPON LANDING THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER, 1 MINOR INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3371N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.