MIA66D0361

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · St George, SC · December 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1965
Place
St George, SC · ST GEORGE, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N98519Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174809

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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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3-3573  65/12/12   ST GEORGE SC        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 330
        TIME - 1805                    N98519              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DORCHESTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N98519
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dorchester County

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.