Piper J3C-65 N4693S
10 April 2022 · Bald Head Island, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 2022 at about 22:05 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N4693S was involved in an accident near Bald Head Island, North Carolina, 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 22:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bald Head Island, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.8595, -78.0060
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N4693S
- 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
- N. Myrtle Beach → Wilmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing on a soft surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was landing on a beach. During the landing roll, the airplane’s main landing gear “dug in the soft sand” and the airplane flipped over, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder, fuselage and longerons. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2022 | Piper J3C-65 | Huntington Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Piper J3C-65 | Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Piper J3C-65 | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 2022 | Piper J3C | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Jack Brown's Seaplane Base, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Piper J3C-65 | Justin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2021 | Piper J3C-65 | Adrian, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2022 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Zebulon, North Carolina, United States | North Carolina Soaring Association | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 2022 | Wingren Norman ESCAPADE | Brasstown, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2022 | Cessna 177B | Ivanhoe, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Cessna 172 | Brevard, North Carolina, United States | Franklin Air Services LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2022 | Pilatus PC-12/47E | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | EDP Management Group LLC | Fatal | 8 |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Piper PA-28-180 | Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |