NYC66F0013

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Tewksbury, MA · June 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1965
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N186CMPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177964

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1386   65/6/3    TEWKSBURY MASS      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N186CM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT,PIPER PA-28,N6705W,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N186CM
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Tew-Mac

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.