Piper J3-90 N6052H
3 May 1967 · Lake City, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1967 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper J3-90 registered N6052H was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake City, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake City, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3-90
- Registration
- N6052H
- 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
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0481
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ACFT STRUCK TREE 40 FT ABOVE ITS BASE. PLT BLOODALCOHOL LEVEL 100 MGM PERCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1967 | Piper J3 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Wapakoneta AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1967 | Piper J3-65 | Payne, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1967 | Piper J3 | Sewell, New Jersey, United States | Ralph M Jones | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1967 | Piper J3 | Bushnell, Florida, United States | Clearwater Fly | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1967 | Piper J3-L65 | Rhinebeck, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1968 | Piper J3 | Andrews, Louisiana, United States | Eunice Flying | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |