CHI66D0105

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Naperville, CA · July 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1965
Place
Naperville, CA · NAPERVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N88556Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176942

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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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3-1946   65/7/2    NAPERVILLE ILL      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N88556              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO CLUB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N88556
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aero Club

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.