Piper J3C N88470
8 April 2017 · New Carlisle, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2017 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper J3C registered N88470 was involved in an accident near New Carlisle, 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
- New Carlisle, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andy Barnhart Memorial (3OH0)
- Coordinates
- 39.9303, -84.0133
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N88470
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Carlisle → New Carlisle
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to land on an occupied runway and his failure to see and avoid the other airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Piper reported that his airplane was not equipped with a radio and that the forward visibility was not good when taxiing while piloting the airplane from the rear seat. He entered a left downwind for the runway, saw no other aircraft while on final, and continued to land. He added that, during the landing roll, as he turned to clear the runway, his airplane collided with a Cessna airplane that was taxiing on the same runway after having landed on it from the opposite direction. He reported that he did not see the Cessna before the collision. The Piper sustained substantial damage to the right wing's front spar. The pilot of the Cessna reported that, while flying local in the traffic pattern, he announced his position and intent to land on the airport's common traffic advisory frequency during all landings while simultaneously visually checking right and left for traffic. He added that, as he was taxiing on the runway toward the exit after landing, he saw the Piper land in the opposite direction on the same runway. Subsequently, the Piper turned diagonally across the runway toward the Cessna, and the two airplanes collided. The Cessna sustained substantial damage to its right wing. Both pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper J3C 65 | N88470 | - | Substantial |
| Cessna 172 F | N8350U | - | Substantial |
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2017 | Piper J3C | Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Piper J3C | Salisbury, Connecticut, United States | Berkshire Aviation Enterprises Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 2017 | Piper J3C | Chetek, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2017 | Piper J3C | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2017 | Piper J3C | Green Creek, New Jersey, United States | Paramount Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Piper J3C | Camas, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2017 | Textron 172 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Ohio State University Airport | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2017 | Steele ACRO SPORT II | Loudonville, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 2017 | Cessna T182 | Portage County Airport, Ohio, United States | Grww Aviation LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Cessna 177B | London, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2017 | Piper PA 28-180 | Carroll, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2017 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |