- Date
- October 11, 1971
- Place
- Nederland, TX · NEDERLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40837Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3997 71/10/11 NEDERLAND,TEX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 216 TIME - 1600 N40837 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUMONT,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- LNDD ON NARROW ROAD,HIGH WEEDS.DITCHES,LEVEES BOTH SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40837
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jefferson Co
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