MKC70DCJ18

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3L-65 · Ashland, NE · April 28, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1970
Place
Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N30504Piper J3L-65
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
130478

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1946  70/4/28    ASHLAND,NEBR        PIPER J3L-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N30504              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 2175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEFFENS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT BADGER HOLE ON RWY

Aircraft

Registration
N30504
Reported as
Piper J3L-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Steffens Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.