SEA65F0045

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Meadows, ID · April 7, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1965
Place
Meadows, ID · MEADOWS, ID
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N69081Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179849

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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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2-0171   65/4/7    MEADOWS IDAHO       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2000
        TIME - 1840                    N69081              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N69081
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.