NYC67D0674

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Readington, NJ · June 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1967
Place
Readington, NJ · READINGTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N98570Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116609

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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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3-1850   67/6/4    READINGTON,NJ       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N98570              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG HUNTERDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED A/C. STRUCK N1142E AND N7150X. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BOTH A/C.

Aircraft

Registration
N98570
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Solberg Hunterdon

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.