Piper J3C N88317
15 August 1970 · St Charles, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1970 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper J3C registered N88317, operated by Millers Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near St Charles, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Charles, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Charles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C
- Registration
- N88317
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Millers Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3331
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
IN TRAIL WITH OTR ACFT ENCTRD TURB.ACFT ROLLED TO AN INVERTED POS BFR DESCENDING.
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 |