ANC65F0012

NTSB accident investigation · Piper JC3 · Ketchikan, AK · July 21, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1965
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N35533Piper JC3
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177168

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0413  65/7/21  NR.KETCHIKAN ALAS     PIPER JC3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350
        TIME - 1335                    N35533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF FROM 6 1/2 MILE LONG LAKE WILSON

Aircraft

Registration
N35533
Reported as
Piper JC3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.