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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Amityville, NY · February 9, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 9, 1964
Place
Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N92163Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123350

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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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2-0096   64/2/9    AMITYVILLE NY       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N92163              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WALKED INTO ROTATING PROPELLER

Aircraft

Registration
N92163
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Zahn

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.