Piper J-2 N15981
15 August 1965 · Huntington Bc Cal, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1965 at about 12:20 local time, a Piper J-2 registered N15981 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Huntington Bc Cal, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington Bc Cal, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-2
- Registration
- N15981
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0632
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
ELEVATOR TRIM FOUND FULL NOSEUP-AIRCRAFT 41 LBS.OVER GROSS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1967 | Piper J-2 | Winters, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1969 | Piper J-2 | Wellington, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1972 | Piper J-2 | Pasadena, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Piper J-2 | Streamwood, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1979 | Piper J-2 | El Monte, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1980 | Piper J-2 | Bangs, Texas, United States | - | 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 | - |