Piper J3C-65 N30598
2 February 1997 · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1997 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N30598 was involved in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cincinnati Municipal (LUK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N30598
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial reaction which resulted in the loss of directional control by the student pilot during the landing roll out.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor and certificated private pilot student were practicing touch-and-go landings as part of a rental check out for the private flying club. The student stated that 'on first touch and go, lost control, plane went sharply to the right when tailwheel touched down. Then applied left rudder [and the airplane] went sharply left hitting runway light and runway marker. [The flight instructor] regained control, and I taxied back to hangar.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Jett Riley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Stoil, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Asheboro, North Carolina, United States | Jimmie R. Peddycord | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Oct 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Trenton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | John A Rolls | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Bowling Green, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1997 | Cessna 172 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | Barbara F. Schmidt | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1997 | Marsh-Turner BG-12A | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1997 | Cessna 177 | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1997 | Pitts S1C | Salem, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1997 | Cessna 172M | Galion, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |