NYC68D0448

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Wappingers Fls, NY · April 11, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1968
Place
Wappingers Fls, NY · WAPPINGERS FLS, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91948Piper J3
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110963

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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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3-1332  68/4/11    WAPPINGERS FLS,NY   PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N91948              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PX HAD FEET ON RUDDER AND BRAKE PEDALS.

Aircraft

Registration
N91948
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dutchess County

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.