UNK64X4147

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Herford, AZ · September 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1964
Place
Herford, AZ · HERFORD, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N98180Piper J3
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181434

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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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3-3163  64/9/25    HERFORD ARIZ        PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1075
        TIME - 0710                    N98180              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD MILITARY STRP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N98180
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Old Military Strp

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.