- Date
- January 30, 1973
- Place
- Alva, OK · ALVA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98850Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730130001759A
- Case key
- 169643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0035 73/1/30 ALVA,OKLA PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 293 TIME - 1600 N98850 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALVA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALVA,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98850
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alva
N98850Registration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.