- Date
- July 8, 1972
- Place
- Halifax, MA · HALIFAX, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42186Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2110 72/7/8 HALIFAX,MASS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N42186 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 2097 TOTAL HOURS, 215 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONPONSETT POND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HALIFAX,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLOAT DESIGN-NO STEP OR KEEL-CAUSED TENDENCY TO PORPOISE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42186
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monponsett Pond
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