- Date
- February 4, 1968
- Place
- Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7025BPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0379 68/2/4 FERGUS FALLS,MINN PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 960 TIME - 1445 N7025B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHAELSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- ENG OIL LEAKED FROM TACH DRIVE INTO HEATER MUFF.ACFT STRUCK SNOWBANK,PLT MISUSED BRAKES ON LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7025B
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Michaelson
N7025BRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N7025B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.