- Date
- January 5, 1964
- Place
- Altoona, FL · ALTOONA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98337Piper J3
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0056 64/1/5 ALTOONA FLA PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 203 TIME - 1300 N98337 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98337
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N98337Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2021 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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