Piper J-3 N51537
10 August 1978 · White Marsh, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1978 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N51537 was involved in an accident during in flight near White Marsh, Maryland, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Marsh, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N51537
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Mountain Road, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2377
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT HIT GND WIRE ON HI TENSION PWR LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1978 | Piper J-3 | Wenden, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1978 | Piper J-3 | Belfry, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Piper J-3 | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Piper J-3 | Tangerine, Florida, United States | Jack Air Servi | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1978 | Piper J-3 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | Lemco Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper J-3 | Croydon, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |