CHI65F0127

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Georgetown, OH · May 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1965
Place
Georgetown, OH · GEORGETOWN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2140MPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177675

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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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3-0844  65/5/13    GEORGETOWN OHIO     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N2140M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N2140M
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Georgetown

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.