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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Evans, NY · June 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1964
Place
Evans, NY · EVANS, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N98540Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183310

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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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3-1621  64/6/11    EVANS NY            PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 704
        TIME - 1600                    N98540              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND 16 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N98540
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.