- Date
- March 26, 1971
- Place
- Mechanicsburg, IN · MECHANICSBURG, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21811Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160635
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 71/3/26 MECHANICSBURG,IND PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N21811 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 404 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANDERSON,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT TKOF FROM 800 FT WET GRASS STRIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21811
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21811Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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