- Date
- October 19, 1969
- Place
- Glendale, WV · GLENDALE, WV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21631Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152882
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4225 69/10/19 GLENDALE,W VA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 407 TIME - 1730 N21631 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENDALE,W VA GLENDALE,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED BUZZING ARPT,LOW STEEP TURNS AROUND BLDG,TREES.R WING HIT WATER.SANK IN OHIO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21631
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Glendale
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