Piper J3C-65 N42584
29 July 2022 · Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 2022 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N42584 was involved in an accident near Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3811, -92.8238
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N42584
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1945
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oshkosh → Walker
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA348
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a gravel driveway resulting in an impact with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was taking off from a private gravel driveway when the airplane’s right wheel went off the edge of the driveway into a drainage ditch. The airplane subsequently veered to the right, crossed a road, and impacted a small tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2022 | Piper J3C-65 | Huntington Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 10 Apr 2022 | Piper J3C-65 | Bald Head Island, North Carolina, United States | - | No 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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