- Date
- March 8, 1971
- Place
- Park Rapids, MN · PARK RAPIDS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70532Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0955 71/3/8 PARK RAPIDS,MINN PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 834 TIME - 1045 N70532 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK RAPIDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DELL RAPIDS,SD INTL.FALLS,MINN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70532
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Park Rapids
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