LAX68D0223

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Filmore, CA · December 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1967
Place
Filmore, CA · FILMORE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N21506Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113040

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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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3-4296   67/12/6 NR.FILMORE,CALIF      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 4510
        TIME - 1020                    N21506              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED CLIMB-OUT FROM SIMULATED FORCED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N21506
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.