- Date
- July 17, 1974
- Place
- Landrum, SC · LANDRUM, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32966Piper J3L
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740717020079A
- Case key
- 173357
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1950 74/7/17 LANDRUM,SC PIPER J3L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 425 TIME - 1830 N32966 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANDRUM,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WOOD ROT IN PROP.LNDD IN PEACH ORCHARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32966
- Reported as
- Piper J3L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairview
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.