Piper J-3 N5580
16 August 1973 · Hill, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1973 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N5580 was involved in an accident during in flight near Hill, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hill, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N5580
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tilton, Nh → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2305
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. THICK GRASS 2-3 HI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Grizzly Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Neena, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1973 | Piper J-3 | Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States | TOM R Campbell | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1973 | Piper J-3 | N.andover, Massachusetts, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1973 | Piper J-3 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Piper J-3 | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |