Piper J-3 N77552
6 March 1971 · Rio Grand Cty, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1971 at about 07:32 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N77552 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rio Grand Cty, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Grand Cty, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ricaby Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N77552
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0267
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1971 | Piper J-3 | Courtland, Alabama, United States | LEE D.cox | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1971 | Piper J-3 | Delanson, New York, United States | Apache Four In | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Piper J-3 | Hiram, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Piper J-3 | Colgan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Piper J-3 | College Park, Maryland, United States | Brinckerhoff F | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1971 | Piper J-3 | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |