MKC65F0012

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Kenesaw, KS · January 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1965
Place
Kenesaw, KS · KENESAW, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N88037Piper J3
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180124

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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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3-0208  65/1/30  NR. KENESAW NEB       PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 197
        TIME - 0904                    N88037              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-ENGINE CRANKCASE BREATHER PLUGGED BY ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE NOT WINTERIZED.

Aircraft

Registration
N88037
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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