Piper J3C N70399
29 August 1964 · Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1964 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper J3C registered N70399 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tewksbury
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N70399
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2683
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF BELOW HEAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Oxford N C, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1964 | Piper J3C | Salisbury Vt, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Cassville Ga, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1964 | Piper J3C | Headland Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1964 | Piper J3C | Taylor Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1964 | Piper J3C | Pine Bluff Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |