- Date
- May 31, 1976
- Place
- Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N88431Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760531014679A
- Case key
- 154174
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1077 76/5/31 ASHLAND,NE PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 351 TIME - 0830 N88431 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLOU FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TOUCHDOWN IN TALL GRASS ADJ TO MOWED LDG STRIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88431
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ballou Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.