- Date
- October 24, 1965
- Place
- Lk Thonotosas, FL · LK THONOTOSAS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38329Piper J3-C
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3121 65/10/24 LK THONOTOSAS FLA PIPER J3-C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N38329 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- RIGHT FLOAT VERTICAL STRUT BALL FITTING FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38329
- Reported as
- Piper J3-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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