- Date
- March 30, 1969
- Place
- Greybull, WY · GREYBULL, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N42581Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 190973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0623 69/3/30 GREYBULL,WYO PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 530 TIME - 1130 N42581 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT AVOIDING FLOCK OF DUCKS,HIT WIRES.ENG VIBRATION CAUSED PLT TO LAND IN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42581
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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