- Date
- August 1, 1971
- Place
- East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3676KPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4174 71/8/1 EAST TROY,WIS PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1035 N3676K PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 64, 7696 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3570 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST TROY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST TROY,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 230 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.L WING HIT GND DRG TURN AFTER TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3676K
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Troy
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