Piper J3C-65 N7421H
5 August 1979 · Grand Haven, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 August 1979 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N7421H was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Haven, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Haven, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N7421H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3212
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PHOTOGRAPHING JUMP.ABOVE, TO THE LEFT,& SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE BREEZY.OBSERVED ROLLING RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1979 | Piper J3C | Aurburndale, Florida, United States | Browns Seaplan | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Camas, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Richmond, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | Kuett Farms | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1979 | Piper J3C-65 | Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1979 | Piper J3C | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | El Paso Soarin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |