NYC69F0464

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Lindenhurst, NY · May 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1969
Place
Lindenhurst, NY · LINDENHURST, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N51502Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176294

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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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3-1969   69/5/5    LINDENHURST,NY      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N51502              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 1010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- ACFT MECHANIC STRUCK WHILE PROPPING ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N51502
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Zahns

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.