UNK64X0793

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Clover, VA · March 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1964
Place
Clover, VA · CLOVER, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N24675Piper J3
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185346

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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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3-0540   64/3/2    CLOVER VA           PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N24675              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N24675
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.