UNK65X0838

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Clinton, MI · November 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1964
Place
Clinton, MI · CLINTON, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N87749Piper J3
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180412

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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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3-3892  64/11/26 NR.CLINTON MICH       PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 135
        TIME - 1620                    N87749              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL

Aircraft

Registration
N87749
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.