MIA68F0308

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Prentiss, MS · December 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 2, 1967
Place
Prentiss, MS · PRENTISS, MS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3235NPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113001

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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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3-4257   67/12/2 NR.PRENTISS,MISS      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N3235N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRENTISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PASTURE

Aircraft

Registration
N3235N
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Prentiss

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