CHI70D0021

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Shepherdsville, KY · June 4, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1969
Place
Shepherdsville, KY · SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6719HPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report July 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178033

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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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3-1499   69/6/4    SHEPHERDSVILLE,KY   PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 140
        TIME - 1720                    N6719H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE LICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNMARKED 8 FT WIDE,4 FT DEEP DITCH ON EDGE OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6719H
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blue Lick

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.