- Date
- May 26, 1973
- Place
- Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42571Piper J3-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730526013229A
- Case key
- 190446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1307 73/5/26 AUGUSTA,ME PIPER J3-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1559 TIME - 1730 N42571 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAMINGDALE,ME AUGUSTA,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING REMARKS- UNLICENSED AIRCRAFT,FERRY PERMIT NOT OBTAINED.DRG ROLL WHEEL CAME OFF,LOST RETAIN NUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42571
- Reported as
- Piper J3-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Augusta State
N42571Registration cancelled May 3, 2025 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.