Piper J3C-65 N42056
9 September 1994 · Dixon, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1994 at about 06:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N42056 was involved in an accident near Dixon, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dixon, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.2496, -114.3492
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N42056
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Polson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94FA237
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DECREASE BELOW THE STALL SPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON AN AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT AND CRASHED THEREAFTER. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS UNKNOWN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A STEEP, NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE CRASH SITE WAS ON A MODERATELY UPSLOPING, WOODED, HILLSIDE, IN A SMALL, 100 FOOT DIAMETER CLEARING. NO TREES WERE IMPACTED DURING THE CRASH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER FORWARD FLANGE PLATE AND THE PROPELLER BLADE INDICATED SOME DEGREE OF ROTATIONAL ENERGY AT IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1994 | Piper J3C-65 | Belleair, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1994 | Piper J3C | Waldoboro, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1994 | Piper J3C-65 | Seeley Lake, Montana, United States | Lindemer, Lewis W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1994 | Piper J3C-65 | Leesburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1994 | Piper J3C-65 | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1994 | Piper J3C | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1994 | Vickers SPITFIRE MARK XVIII | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Breit, Best, Richmand, Bosch, | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1994 | Bell 204B | Libby, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nashua, Montana, United States | Nielson, Mark | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Culbertson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1994 | Cessna 170A | Wolf Creek, Montana, United States | Schneider, Gregory M. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Cessna T188C | Angela, Montana, United States | Pluhar, Dennis A. | No injuries | - |