Piper J3L-65 N30842
13 December 1971 · Avon Park, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper J3L-65 registered N30842 was involved in an accident during in flight near Avon Park, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avon Park, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3L-65
- Registration
- N30842
- 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
- 3-4529
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PROP RETAINING NUT NOT SAFETIED. PROP SEPARATED.PLT HAD TO LND IN ROUGH PASTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1971 | Piper J3L-65 | Edgewater, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Piper J3L-65 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1970 | Piper J3L-65 | Ashland, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1969 | Piper J3L-65 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | Commonwealth A | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1969 | Piper J3L-65 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1969 | Piper J3L | Racine, Minnesota, United States | Plainview Flyi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |