- Date
- October 18, 1973
- Place
- Lepanto, AR · LEPANTO, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33034Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731018033509A
- Case key
- 188319
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3119 73/10/18 LEPANTO,ARK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N33034 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 425 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JACKSON,MISS LEPANTO,ARK GREENWOOD,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- L WING HIT TREE L OF APCH END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33034
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Holiman
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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.