- Date
- October 23, 1970
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N30723Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1506 70/10/23 GAINESVILLE,FLA PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N30723 PX- 1 0 0 OTHER HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- PAX ALLOWED PORTABLE RADIO TO INADVERTENTLY JAM FWD CTL STICK ABOUT 600 FT AGL. ROTC SURVEY FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30723
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gainesville Muni
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