Piper J-3 N1399V
5 March 1972 · College Park, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 March 1972 at about 04:42 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N1399V, operated by Brinckerhoff F, was involved in an accident during in flight near College Park, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Park, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- College Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N1399V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brinckerhoff F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Gaithersburg, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0102
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOTH PLTS HAD PVT CERT, PLT IN COMMAND PRESUMED.ACFT NOT EQPTD FOR NITE FLYING.CIRCLING TKOF VCNTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1972 | Piper J-3 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Piper J-3 | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1972 | Piper J-3 | Mott, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1972 | Piper J-3 | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1972 | Piper J-3 | Crosby, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper J-3 | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | Civil Air Patr | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |