- Date
- January 26, 1969
- Place
- Sargeant, MN · SARGEANT, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38438Piper J3F-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0130 69/1/26 SARGEANT,MINN PIPER J3F-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 300 TIME - 1500 N38438 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARGEANT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- PIECE OF FROZEN SNOW LODGED BETWEEN L AILERON AND WING CUT-OUT AREA NEAR TIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38438
- Reported as
- Piper J3F-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sargeant
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