MIA70F0066

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Bonifay, FL · June 3, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1969
Place
Bonifay, FL · BONIFAY, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N87841Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179502

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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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3-2216   69/6/3    BONIFAY,FLA         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N87841              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 1480 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A DUSTER STRIP. NO WITNESSES. PLT UN REMEMBER ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N87841
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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