FTW75DRJ26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Texarkana, AR · March 30, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1975
Place
Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N24962Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750330006309A
Case key
147722

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0554  75/3/30    TEXARKANA,AR        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1002
        TIME - 1600                    N24962              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WG HIT FENCE POST NEXT TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N24962
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Macks

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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.