Piper J-3 N70294
6 March 1971 · College Park, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1971 at about 07:15 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N70294, operated by Brinckerhoff F, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near College Park, Maryland, 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 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Park, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- College Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N70294
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brinckerhoff F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0876
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
PLT KNEW OF UNMARKED WIRES, SAW THEM TOO LATE TO AVOID.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper J-3 | Courtland, Alabama, United States | LEE D.cox | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Sep 1971 | Piper J-3 | Hiram, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Piper J-3 | Colgan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1971 | Piper J-3 | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Piper J-3 | Lytle, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |