Piper J3 N38620
20 December 1965 · Arlington Tex, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1965 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper J3 registered N38620 was involved in an accident during in flight near Arlington Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pylon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3
- Registration
- N38620
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0976
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ENG SPUTTERED WHEN ACFT WAS INVERTED.CARBUETOR NOT MODIFIED FOR INVERT FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1965 | Piper J3 | Kenesaw Neb, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1965 | Piper J3-C | Nebraska City Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1965 | Piper J3 | Belzoni Miss, Mississippi, United States | Edmund F Duke | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1965 | Piper J3 | White Marsh Md, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1965 | Piper J3 | Pederson Pt Alas, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1965 | Piper J3 | Baxley Ga, Georgia, United States | J P Barnwell | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |