- Date
- September 27, 1970
- Place
- Coulee Dam, WA · COULEE DAM, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3591KPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3864 70/9/27 COULEE DAM,WASH PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N3591K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELECTRIC CITY,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- OIL PRESS GAGE FLUCTUATED,ENG OPER NORM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3591K
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3591KRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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