Piper J-3 N30933
15 June 1970 · Wallops Island, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1970 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N30933 was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Wallops Island, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nasa Wallops Isle
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N30933
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0778
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 BEING REBUILT.TAXI BRAKE CK, ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, DSCNDD TO THE LEFT FROM APRXLY 60 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1970 | Piper J-3 | Havana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Piper J-3 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Piper J-3 | Haines City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1970 | Piper J-3 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | Lewis Dusting | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1970 | Piper J-3 | Quinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1970 | Piper J-3 | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |