UNK64X1999

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Ohio, IL · May 29, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1964
Place
Ohio, IL · OHIO, IL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7341HPiper J3
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183638

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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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2-0439  64/5/29  NR.OHIO ILL           PIPER J3            CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N7341H              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY TIMED MAGNETOS

Aircraft

Registration
N7341H
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.