Aviation Crash Map

Piper J3C-65 N25973

25 October 1982 · Augusta, Maine, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 October 1982 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N25973, operated by Balloon Drifters, Inc., was involved in an incident near Augusta, Maine, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Incident
Location
Augusta, Maine, United States
Nearest airport
Augusta (AUG)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper J3C-65
Registration
N25973
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Balloon Drifters, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Augusta → Augusta
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC83IA013

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) OF CESSNA 172, N5742T, STARTED TO TAXI WHILE THE STUDENT AND CFI OF PIPER JC3-65, N25973, WERE LANDING. THE CESSNA AIRCREW SAW THE PIPER LAND AND TURN OFF ONTO THE SAME TAXIWAY THAT THEY WERE ON, BUT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THEY STOPPED THE CESSNA ON THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL JUST ON THE PAVEMENT TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE OTHER PLANE TO PASS. THE PIPER (WITH NO RADIO) WAS S-TURNING SO AS TO SEE AHEAD. THE CFI OF THE PIPER STATED THAT HE HAD UNBUCKLED AND PULLED HIMSELF UP TWICE TO LOOK OVER THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD, BUT SAW NOTHING AHEAD. THE CFI OF THE CESSNA STATED THAT WHEN THE PIPER WAS ABOUT 200 FT AWAY, IT TURNED AS THOUGH TO PASS, BUT WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 50 FT AWAY, IT CHANGED DIRECTIONS AND RAN INTO HIS AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT THE CESSNA WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ON FOR ABOUT 20 SEC BEFORE THE COLLISION. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Piper J3C-65 J3C-65 N25973 Balloon Drifters, Inc. Minor
Cessna 172E 172E N5742T Peter Murphy Minor

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