- Date
- August 3, 1969
- Place
- Fairfax, MN · FAIRFAX, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N34297Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3171 69/8/3 FAIRFAX,MINN PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 375 TIME - 0930 N34297 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDWOOD FALLS,MINN FAIRFAX,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34297
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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