Piper J3C-65 N87739
8 October 1971 · Nederland, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N87739 was involved in an accident during in flight near Nederland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nederland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N87739
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4002
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
SCARING BIRDS OUT OF RICE FIELDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper J3C | Lindsay, Oklahoma, United States | B M Dailey | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Marlow, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Piper J3C | Minter City, Mississippi, United States | Bobby R Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Sunbury, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Bennett, Iowa, United States | Grandfield Fly | 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 | - |