Piper J-3 N26170
31 December 1982 · Rubidoux, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N26170, operated by JIM Shequin, was involved in an accident near Rubidoux, California, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rubidoux, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fla-Bob
- Coordinates
- 33.9890, -117.3795
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N26170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JIM Shequin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rubidoux → Rubidoux
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LUG12
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
PILOT TAXIING TO RAMP WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OVER. WIND WAS VARIABLE, GUSTING 25 K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1982 | Piper J-3 | Near Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Stephen F. Turner | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1982 | Piper J-3 | Near Melbourne, Florida, United States | Craig Hammack | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Piper J-3 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | Woolslayer, Joseph | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Piper J-3 C65 | Durango, Colorado, United States | Steven J. Stonehouse | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Piper J-3 | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |