- Date
- October 4, 1965
- Place
- Excelsior, MN · EXCELSIOR, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40962Piper J3L-S
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3469 65/10/4 EXCELSIOR MINN PIPER J3L-S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 174 TIME - 1730 N40962 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40962
- Reported as
- Piper J3L-S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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