- Date
- December 22, 1974
- Place
- Esmond, ND · ESMOND, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98755Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741222041359A
- Case key
- 144935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4180 74/12/22 ESMOND,N DAK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 232 TIME - 1100 N98755 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESMOND,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 23 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM SNOW CVD FARM FLD-HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98755
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N98755Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2018 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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