SEA75AS040

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Missing Aircraft · May 2, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 2, 1975
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N98722Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750502015679A
Case key
148884

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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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3-1335   75/5/2    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N98722              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      59, 26049 TOTAL HOURS, 58
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STUART ISLAND,WA           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N98722
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N98722 · 1

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