UNK64X1407

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Elizabeth City, NC · April 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1964
Place
Elizabeth City, NC · ELIZABETH CITY, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6300HPiper J3
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184351

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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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3-0995  64/4/22    ELIZABETH CITY NC   PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 267
        TIME - 1630                    N6300H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT

Aircraft

Registration
N6300H
Reported as
Piper J3
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.