Piper J-3 N7170H
28 March 1988 · Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper J-3 registered N7170H, operated by Michael L. Shannon, was involved in an accident near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shannon (N25)
- Coordinates
- 40.0000, -75.7006
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3
- Registration
- N7170H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael L. Shannon
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO WHEEL LANDINGS. DURING AN APPROACH THE PILOT CAME IN TOO LOW AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED AN ELECTRIC POWER POLE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A GRASS STRIP WITH ONLY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1988 | Piper J-3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Wally's Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1988 | Piper J-3 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Stewart's Aircraft Service | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Piper J-3 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Price, David M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1988 | Piper J-3 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1989 | Piper J-3 | Parker Lake, Alaska, United States | Wilkinson, Robert | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1989 | Piper J-3 | Oak Grove, Missouri, United States | Riley, Charles | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1988 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Country Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States | Michael L. Kuhn | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Bally, Pennsylvania, United States | Elmer E. Kramer | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |