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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Moorestown, NJ · May 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1964
Place
Moorestown, NJ · MOORESTOWN, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N98814Piper J3
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184467

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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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3-1124   64/5/2    MOORESTOWN NJ       PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 547
        TIME - 1200                    N98814              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N98814
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Moorestown

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.