Piper J-3 N21631
19 October 1969 · Glendale, West Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1969 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N21631, operated by Glendale Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Glendale, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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
- Glendale, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glendale
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N21631
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Glendale Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4225
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACFT OBSERVED BUZZING ARPT, LOW STEEP TURNS AROUND BLDG, TREES.R WING HIT WATER.SANK IN OHIO RIVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1969 | Piper J-3 | Mentone, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1969 | Piper J-3 | Laceys Spring, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1969 | Piper J-3 | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | Nault Spraying | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1969 | Piper J-3 | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1969 | Piper J-3 | Esterwood, Louisiana, United States | Daves Air Serv | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1969 | Piper J-3 | Burwell, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |