- Date
- March 5, 1968
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3609KPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0583 68/3/5 TUCSON,ARIZ PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 142 TIME - 1715 N3609K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PARKED ACFT,ERCOUPE N94425,SUBSTL DAMAGE. 1ST SOLO FLT IN TYPE,LAST DUAL INSTR 2 YRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3609K
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeway
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Other investigations on N3609K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR23LA311Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMiles City, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing on unimproved terrain.NTSB FTW91FA085Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportClaremore, OKThe instructor pilot (PIC) did not maintain clearance from obstacles during the maneuver.