Piper J3C-65 N3742Z

Summary

On 9 October 1986 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N3742Z was involved in an accident near Richey, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 October 1986 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Richey, Montana, United States

Coordinates

47.7095, -105.0307

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N3742Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richey → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN87FA002

2 people were seriously injured.

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

AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS SO THE PASSENGER COULD SHOOT AT A COYOTE, THE PLT INITIATED A RGT TURN TO POSITION THE ACFT FOR ANOTHER PASS. WHILE IN THE TURN, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER (REAR SEAT OCCUPANT) WAS PARTIALLY OUT THE OPEN DOOR WITH HIS RGT FOOT ON THE WING STRUT. RPRTDLY, THE PASSENGER GOT HIS LEG AGAINST THE CONTROL STICK & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE TURN. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT USING HIS SEAT BELT. HE RECEIVED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY & COULD NOT RECALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACDNT. THE PLT RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF THE REAR CONTROL STICK AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PASSENGER INTERFERANCE WITH THE FLT CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.