UNK64X2469

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Fairwell Lke, AK · June 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1964
Place
Fairwell Lke, AK · FAIRWELL LKE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N70312Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182844

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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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3-1804  64/6/24    FAIRWELL LKE ALAS   PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 800
        TIME - 0900                    N70312              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIARWELL LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
          MISC-ELEVATOR CNTLS JAMMED BY PLASTIC BOTTLE.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N70312
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fiarwell Lake

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.