Piper J-3C N98000
6 January 1974 · Sumter, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1974 at about 16:20 local time, a Piper J-3C registered N98000 was involved in an accident during in flight near Sumter, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3C
- Registration
- N98000
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0026
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
AT END OF STRIP PLT PULLED NOSE OF ACFT STRAIGHTUP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1975 | Piper J-3C | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 1972 | Piper J-3C | Quitman, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1971 | Piper J-3C | Russell, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Piper J-3C | Sta Monica, California, United States | Mitchell J KOM | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1978 | Piper J-3C | Ganado, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1979 | Piper J-3C | Arcadia, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |