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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Winnebago, IL · June 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1964
Place
Winnebago, IL · WINNEBAGO, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6820HPiper J3C
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183292

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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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3-1579   64/6/7    WINNEBAGO ILL       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 70
        TIME - 1730                    N6820H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N6820H
Reported as
Piper J3C
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.