- Date
- January 28, 1979
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5721NPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0209 79/1/28 THE DALLES,OR PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N5721N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 2190 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHENOWETH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THE DALLES,OR HOOD RIVER,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- RAN INTO DITCH COVERED WITH SNOW OFF TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5721N
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chenoweth
N5721NRegistration cancelled Oct 12, 2007 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N5721N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.