- Date
- February 19, 1967
- Place
- Virginia, MN · VIRGINIA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N70955Piper J-3C
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0374 67/2/19 VIRGINIA, MINN PIPER J-3C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1410 TIME - 1630 N70955 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70955
- Reported as
- Piper J-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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