- Date
- March 5, 1981
- Place
- St Joseph Isle, TX · ST JOSEPH ISLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- CFNKXPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0002 81/3/5 ST JOSEPH ISLE,TX PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3420 TIME - 1200 CFNKX PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ARANSAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- SOFT SAND ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFNKX
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage