- Date
- June 2, 1979
- Place
- Richmond, KS · RICHMOND, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N24905Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790602009879A
- Case key
- 136080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0950 79/6/2 RICHMOND,KS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 282 TIME - 1830 N24905 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHRAN PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- PILOT WAS PRACTICING SPRAYING IN PREP FOR CERTIFICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24905
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cochran Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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