- Date
- January 19, 1964
- Place
- Albertville, MN · ALBERTVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38801Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124880
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0143 64/1/19 ALBERTVILLE MINN PIPER J-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2500 TIME - 1500 N38801 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38801
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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