- Date
- August 28, 1979
- Place
- Fresno, AR · FRESNO, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20886Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790828020349A
- Case key
- 135060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1511 79/8/28 NR.FRESNO,AR PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 292 TIME - 0745 N20886 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO RICE CROP WHILE PICKING UP RAG FROM FLOOR BOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20886
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N20886 · 1
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