Piper J-3 N6839H
9 January 1984 · Battle Creek, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N6839H was involved in an accident near Battle Creek, Nebraska, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Battle Creek, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.9906, -97.5900
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N6839H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Norfolk → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84LA061
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
THE ACFT AS TAXIING ON A HARD PACKED SNOW COVERED FIELD WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF FATIGUE. SLIGHT BENDING AND OVERLOAD SEPARTION OF THE SHOCK STRUT TUBING WAS EVIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1984 | Piper J-3 | Indian Beach, Florida, United States | Thomas Merrifield | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1984 | Piper J-3 | Durham, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1984 | Piper J-3 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper J-3 CUB | Homestead, Florida, United States | Francis Gwinn | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Piper J-3 | Rutland, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1984 | Piper J-3 CUB | Lompoc, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft A36 | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1984 | Aspen QUICKIE 2 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1984 | Gulfstream American AA5B | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | Great Planes Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1984 | Cessna 172P | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | George Land | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1984 | Cessna 182J | Minden, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |