UNK65X0763

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Winston-Salem, NC · November 20, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1964
Place
Winston-Salem, NC · WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N35237Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181107

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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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3-3527  64/11/20   WINSTON-SALEM NC    PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 155
        TIME - 1153                    N35237              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH-REYNOLDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N35237
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smith-Reynolds

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.