Piper J4-A N23332
29 April 1971 · Clear Lake, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1971 at about 13:40 local time, a Piper J4-A registered N23332, operated by Richard W Smit, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clear Lake, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J4-A
- Registration
- N23332
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard W Smit
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Council Bluffs, Iowa → Mason City, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1396
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
PLT LOOKING AT GRD WHILE CIRCLING FARM STALLED ACFT.ALT TOO LOW FOR RCVRY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1972 | Piper J4 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1969 | Piper J4 | Medina, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1975 | Piper J4 | Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1975 | Piper J4 | Advance, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1966 | Piper J4 | Homedale Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1966 | Piper J4 | Healdsburg Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |