- Date
- June 17, 1972
- Place
- Snelling, CA · SNELLING, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N88333Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2250 72/6/17 SNELLING,CALIF PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 288 TIME - 1845 N88333 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WIENS APT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCER CALIF SNELLING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FRESHLY OILED STRIP,LATER CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88333
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiens Apt
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