- Date
- April 26, 1967
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3283NPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117681
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 67/4/26 AMITYVILLE, NY PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 16 TOTAL TIME - 0945 N3283N PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE REMARKS- PLT LANDED BEHIND ARMY OTTER.ACFT STRUCK HANGAR,3 PARKED ACFT,SUBST DAMAGE,REG NOS UNKNOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3283N
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
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