NYC71DHD24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Bristol, PA · September 26, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1970
Place
Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N92451Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158564

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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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3-3843  70/9/26    BRISTOL,PA          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 133
        TIME - 1400                    N92451              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE M
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER APT,PA               BRISTOL,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED,WALKED INTO IDLING PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N92451
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Three M

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.