Piper J3C-65 N3598N
9 August 1970 · Gulkana, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 August 1970 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N3598N was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gulkana, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulkana, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N3598N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grayling Lake, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1125
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT DUE HUNTING EQUIP. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Scotia, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Crawford, Oklahoma, United States | Cheyenne Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1970 | Piper J3C | Sealston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1970 | Piper J3C | Jackson, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Dunbar, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious 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 |