Piper J3C N1565
22 April 1979 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1979 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper J3C registered N1565, operated by El Paso Soarin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Las Cruces, New Mexico, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Cruces
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N1565
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- El Paso Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1486
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
COLLIDED WITH SCHWEIZER Z-33, N1588, MINOR DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1979 | Piper J3C | Aurburndale, Florida, United States | Browns Seaplan | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Camas, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Grand Haven, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Jun 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Richmond, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Kuett Farms | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |