UNK64X0377

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Puget Sound, WA · January 26, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 26, 1964
Place
Puget Sound, WA · PUGET SOUND, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N98319Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185824

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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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2-0975  64/1/26    PUGET SOUND WASH    PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N98319              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- A/C OBSERVED TO DISAPPEAR IN MIST OVER PUGET SOUND.INJURY INDEX & A/C DAMAGE PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N98319
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
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.