Thompson B8M N3J
5 September 1965 · Orpus Christi Tex, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1965 at about 17:30 local time, a Thompson B8M registered N3J was involved in an accident during in flight near Orpus Christi Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orpus Christi Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cuddihy Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Thompson B8M
- Registration
- N3J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0576
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 TIME IN AIRCRAFT 9 MINUTES.NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AFTER ENGINE INSTALLATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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