- Date
- June 1, 1965
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30798Piper J3L
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177854
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1173 65/6/1 CHATTANOOGA TENN PIPER J3L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 151 TIME - 1730 N30798 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30798
- Reported as
- Piper J3L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jones
N30798Registration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Piper J3L-65Airframe modelPiper J3L-65Engine modelContinental C85 series
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