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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Hopkinsville, KY · May 22, 2014

Date
May 22, 2014 · 13:51 local
Place
Hopkinsville, KY
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46777
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA253
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A-75-8
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On may 22, 2014 at approximately 1545 local time a J3 cub, N46777 crashed along the side of pennyrile parkway near the Hopkinsville KY airport. The engine was producing limited power at full throttle. Two people were on board. The pilot privacy data omitted had serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital in nashville KY. The son privacy data omitted had minor injuries and was treated and released. The aircraft had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 22, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 LOCAL TIME A J3 CUB, N46777 CRASHED ALONG THE SIDE OF PENNYRILE PARKWAY NEAR THE HOPKINSVILLE KY AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING LIMITED POWER AT FULL THROTTLE. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL IN NASHVILLE KY. THE SON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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