- Date
- April 7, 1978
- Place
- Catoosa, OK · CATOOSA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6538HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780407009539A
- Case key
- 142188
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0801 78/4/7 CATOOSA,OK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1750 N6538H PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 36, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 6 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- DMGD WING SPAR DRG PRIOR PRECAUTIONARY LDG,SPAR BENT APRX 15DEG REARWARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6538H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.