- Date
- December 20, 1970
- Place
- Stow, MA · STOW, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6931HPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4437 70/12/20 STOW,MASS PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N6931H PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE AGE 41, 3351 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 108 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINUTE MAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOW,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED ICE PATCH ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6931H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minute Man
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