CHI68D0552

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Greenwood, IN · January 18, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1968
Place
Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92012Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112207

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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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3-0067  68/1/18    GREENWOOD,IND       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2660
        TIME - 1525                    N92012              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RNWY PLOWED TO 30 FT WIDTH. PAX ACCIDENTALLY HIT CONTROLS WHILE LEANING TO SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N92012
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyway

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.