Piper J3C-65 N20886
26 December 1981 · Star City, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 December 1981 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N20886 was involved in an accident during in flight near Star City, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Star City, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N20886
- 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
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3588
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
CRASHED AFTER PULL-UP FM LO PASS OVR PASTURE WHERE PLT PLANNED TO LND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1981 | Piper J3C-65 | Fadette, Alabama, United States | Dothan Ag-Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1981 | Piper J3C | Grand Haven, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Piper J3C-65 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1981 | Piper J3C-65 | Atlanta, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1981 | Piper J3C-65 | Long Lake, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Piper J3C | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |