UNK64X3996

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Euless, TX · September 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1964
Place
Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3921BPiper J3
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181622

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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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3-2911  64/9/15    EULESS TEX          PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 450
        TIME - 1240                    N3921B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURST FLYERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3921B
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hurst Flyers

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.