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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Wood Dale, IL · June 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1964
Place
Wood Dale, IL · WOOD DALE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6671HPiper J3C
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183193

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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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3-1543   64/6/4    WOOD DALE ILL       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N6671H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 34, 1805 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOODY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6671H
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moody

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.