Champion L-16 N3948A

Summary

On 24 May 1970 at about 15:00 local time, a Champion L-16 registered N3948A, operated by Maryland CAP, was involved in an accident during in flight near Davidsonville, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 May 1970 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Davidsonville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Lee

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Champion L-16

Registration

N3948A

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Maryland CAP

Operating rule

Civil Air Patrol

Purpose of flight

Dual

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Mitchellville, Md → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2205

Nobody was injured.

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

PWR APPLIED APRXLY 20FT ABOVE GND DRG SIMULATED FORCED LDG.SHARP TURN TO AVOID WIRES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.