Piper J3C-65 N26833
28 September 1969 · Rising Sun, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1969 at about 15:04 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N26833 was involved in an accident during in flight near Rising Sun, Indiana, 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 15:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rising Sun, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rising Sun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N26833
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2766
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
R WG STRUCK GRND DURING BALLOON BURSTING CONTEST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1969 | Piper J3C | Bentonia, Mississippi, United States | Bentonia Aeria | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Abbeville, Georgia, United States | Sylvaire Dusti | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1969 | Piper J3C | Apex, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Fairfax, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1969 | Piper J3C-65 | Skaneateles, New York, 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 |