- Date
- October 8, 1986, 18:20 local (Oct 9, 1986, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Richey, MT
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3742ZPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861008048429A
- Case key
- 17074
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Analysis
After making a low pass so the passenger could shoot at a coyote, the plt initiated a rgt turn to position the acft for another pass. While in the turn, the acft impacted the ground. The plt stated that the passenger (rear seat occupant) was partially out the open door with his rgt foot on the wing strut. Rprtdly, the passenger got his leg against the control stick & the plt was unable to roll out of the turn. The passenger was not using his seat belt. He received a serious head injury & could not recall the circumstances of the acdnt. The plt recommended removal of the rear control stick as a preventative measure to prevent possible passenger interferance with the flt controls.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3742Z
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6495
- Airframe hours
- 4,195
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nils K. Sikveland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- Richey, MT
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 588 total · 20 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDY, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.