Plane Crash List

Piper J3C-65 N98096

22 January 2007 · White Lake, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 January 2007 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N98096 was involved in an accident near White Lake, South Dakota, United States. One person was 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
White Lake, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates
43.7283, -98.7131
Aircraft
Piper J3C-65
Registration
N98096
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
White Lake → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI07CA061

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was landing on a road in a crosswind. During the landing roll, the left wing lifted, and the airplane drifted to the right. The right main landing gear subsequently encountered a snowbank, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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