Piper J3 N21609
2 April 1981 · Canton, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1981 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper J3 registered N21609 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Canton, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3
- Registration
- N21609
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0558
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PLT STATED CARB HT CNTRL POSITIONED ON DRNG GO-AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1982 | Piper J3 | Near Nome, Alaska, United States | John D. van Winkle JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1980 | Piper J3-65D | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Piper J3 | Galway, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1982 | Piper J3-F65 | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Roger E. Bezayiff | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1979 | Piper J3 | Pleasant Grove, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1983 | Piper J3 | Sherrill, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |