NYC67F0229

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Kingston, NY · August 17, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1966
Place
Kingston, NY · KINGSTON, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1219VPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171631

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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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2-0346  66/8/17    KINGSTON NY         PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1732                    N1219V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 21000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N1219V
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kingston Airport

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.