Piper J-3 N1971M
21 July 1973 · Pensacola, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1973 at about 10:55 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N1971M, operated by Civil Air Patr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pensacola, Florida, 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 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pensacola, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ferguson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N1971M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Civil Air Patr
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2662
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
VEERED L, WING HIT PINE TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Grizzly Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Neena, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1973 | Piper J-3 | Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States | TOM R Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1973 | Piper J-3 | N.andover, Massachusetts, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1973 | Piper J-3 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |