Piper J3C-65 N68283
5 September 1964 · Santa Rosa Calif, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 September 1964 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N68283 was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Rosa Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Naval Air Station
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N68283
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0867
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AIRPORT IS ABANDONED.RECOVERY DATE 9/05/64
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Oxford N C, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1964 | Piper J3C | Salisbury Vt, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Cassville Ga, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Headland Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1964 | Piper J3C | Taylor Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1964 | Piper J3C | Pine Bluff Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |