- Date
- August 24, 1980
- Place
- Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98877Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800824037249A
- Case key
- 129407
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1836 80/8/24 MONTAGUE,CA PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N98877 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 651 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 356 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTAGUE ROHRER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98877
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montague Rohrer
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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