- Date
- May 29, 1964
- Place
- Winifred, MT · WINIFRED, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3666KPiper J3
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1462 64/5/29 WINIFRED MONT PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N3666K PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 47, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3200
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3666K
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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.
Other investigations on N3666K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR22LA268Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHuntington Beach, CAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing was the pilot’s delayed decision to switch fuel tanks.NTSB MIA87LA076Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPembroke Pines, FLThe plt stated that after dropping his banner, he circled back to drop the banner hook so he could land, and as he was circling, the acft stalled, started a spin to the right and struck the ground.