Piper J3C N42348
29 November 1969 · Apex, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 November 1969 at about 11:50 local time, a Piper J3C registered N42348 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Apex, North Carolina, 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 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apex, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beckwith Airstrip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N42348
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4179
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
PRIMER LINE MANIFOLD ATTACH FITTING LOOSE.THREADHOLE IN MANIFOLD CROSS THREADED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1969 | Piper J3C | Bentonia, Mississippi, United States | Bentonia Aeria | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Abbeville, Georgia, United States | Sylvaire Dusti | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Fairfax, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Skaneateles, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |