- Date
- April 24, 1970
- Place
- Jackson, MN · JACKSON, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33237Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128892
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1731 70/4/24 NR.JACKSON,MINN PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 450 TIME - 1730 N33237 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOON LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MINN PRIVATE AIRFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT LATE TO APPLY PWR TO CHECK DESCENT. FURTHER DMG DURG HARD LDG ON AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33237
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loon Lake
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