Piper J3C-65 N33576

Summary

On 13 July 1987 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N33576, operated by Rhett A. Grotzinger, was involved in an accident near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

13 July 1987 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.4907, -78.0100

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N33576

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rhett A. Grotzinger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Latrobe → Lock Haven

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA201

Nobody was 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

THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND LANDED ON A FOOTBALL FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO A DRAIN HOLE TO THE SIDE OF THE FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT ABOUT 45 DEGREES. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND COLLIDED WITH THE BLEACHERS. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING DURING WHICH HE WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE PILOT CONTINUED UNTIL A 180 DEGREE TURN WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO REMOVE HIM FROM DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.