- Date
- September 5, 1964
- Place
- Muskego, WI · MUSKEGO, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78500Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1004 64/9/5 MUSKEGO WIS PIPER J-3 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N78500 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED DETERMINATION FIRE ORIGIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78500
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N78500Registration cancelled Aug 24, 2024 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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