Piper J3C-65 N88000
19 July 2011 · Williams Lake, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N88000 was involved in an accident near Williams Lake, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williams Lake, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.6590, -83.3795
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N88000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williams Lake → Williams Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA498
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of control during approach due to the front seat passenger's belt buckle being wedged between the rear seat,the rudder pedal and floor board.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed after performing a local flight with a passenger. The passenger, who was seated in the front seat, exited the airplane. The pilot then departed on another local flight. During the approach for landing, while turning from the base leg to final approach, he was unable to move the left rudder pedal. The airplane entered a right hand spiral and impacted a tree and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the front seat belt buckle had jammed between the rear seat rudder pedal and floor board.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper J3C-65 | Fortuna, California, United States | Baron Fred N | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2011 | Piper J3C-65 | Maysvile, North Carolina, United States | Tommy R McFalls | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Piper J3C-65 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | Westfield Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Piper J3C-65 | Shepard, Texas, United States | HOP Props LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 2011 | Piper J3C | Cypress, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Piper J3C-65 | Egremont, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2011 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Boyne City, Michigan, United States | Balogh Eugene W | Fatal | 1 |
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| 15 Jul 2011 | Degraw RHINO II | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Degraw Richard R Trustee | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | St. Ignace, Michigan, United States | Great Lakes Air Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2011 | Brinkerhuff Gerald G Q200 | Holland, Michigan, United States | Brinkerhuff Gerald G | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Dixon VOLKSPLANE VP-1 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Dixon Bartley M | Minor injuries | - |