Piper J3C-65 N87851
7 November 1965 · Greenfield Ind, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 November 1965 at about 16:20 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N87851 was involved in an accident during in flight near Greenfield Ind, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenfield Ind, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N87851
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3239
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOT WAS PRACTICING STEEP TURNS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1965 | Piper J3C | Hopedale Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Lumberton Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | Winston-Salem Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1965 | Piper J3C | W Winfield Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1965 | Piper J3C | Canyon Tex, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | St George Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No 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 | - |