UNK64X0943

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Tulsa, OK · March 15, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1964
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N38493Piper J3
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185871

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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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3-0621  64/3/15    TULSA OKLA          PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1615                    N38493              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE ESTATES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N38493
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Keystone Estates

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.