- Date
- June 29, 1986, 14:38 local (21:38 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Grove, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3627KPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860629035549A
- Case key
- 25220
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said the aircraft had new brakes installed prior to the flight. After touchdown at the conclusion of a local flight, the pilot said he 'applied too much pressure to the pedals and could not release the pressure in time to prevent the aircraft from nosing over.' No acc. Report containing flt time was received from the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3627K
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22319
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert O. Fruetel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 67Q, runway 18, 2,900 × 50 ft, dirt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.