Piper PIPER J3C-65 OH-PAD

Summary

On 19 July 2017 at about 09:03 local time, a Piper PIPER J3C-65 registered OH-PAD was involved in an accident near Laukaa, Finland. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 2017 at 09:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Laukaa, Finland

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PIPER J3C-65

Registration

OH-PAD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Laukaa → Lapland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN17WA279

1 person died.

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

On July 19, 2017, about 0903 coordinated universal time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, Finnish registration OH-PAD, was destroyed when it collided with the trees and terrain near Laukaa, Finland. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane departed a private airstrip near Laukaa, Finland, about 0855, and was returning to that same airstrip when it collided with trees and terrain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Finnish government. Any further information may be obtained from: Safety Investigation Authority, Finland. Ratapihantie 9, 00520 Helsinki, Finland tel. +358 2956 66870 fax. +358 9876 4375 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.