Piper J3 N31162
9 July 1970 · Cut Bank, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1970 at about 07:30 local time, a Piper J3 registered N31162 was involved in an accident during in flight near Cut Bank, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cut Bank, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cut Bank
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3
- Registration
- N31162
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2859
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
CARB FUEL SCREEN CLOGGED BY COATING FR FUEL GAUGE FLOAT.ACFT STORED FOR UNDETERMINED PERIOD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1971 | Piper J3 | Easter, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1971 | Piper J3-C | McLeod, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1971 | Piper J3 | Otsego, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1971 | Piper J3 | Mechanicsburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1968 | Piper J3 | Andrews, Louisiana, United States | Eunice Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1968 | Piper J3 | Wappingers Fls, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |