MIA76FKT14

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Clewiston, FL · August 29, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1975
Place
Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N30361Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750829034829A
Case key
151490

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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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3-3574  75/8/29    CLEWISTON,FL        PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0730                    N30361              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEWISTON,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N30361
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.