- Date
- March 28, 1964
- Place
- Elkton, MD · ELKTON, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N98195Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0727 64/3/28 ELKTON MD PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 446 TIME - 1000 N98195 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVETT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98195
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lovett
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