Piper J3C N7326H

Summary

On 4 September 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper J3C registered N7326H was involved in an accident near Winfield, Alabama, 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.

Date

4 September 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winfield, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bird Nest (AL54)

Coordinates

33.8633, -87.8453

Aircraft

Piper J3C

Registration

N7326H

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

Winfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA539

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper wind correction input during taxi in a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a nose over.

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 airplane reported that, while taxiing for takeoff, a tailwind gust lifted the tail and the airplane nosed over.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, right wing lift strut, and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was light and variable, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot was back taxiing to the south.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.