Piper J3 N6868H
1 July 1988 · Rialto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1988 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper J3 registered N6868H was involved in an accident near Rialto, 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 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rialto, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0991, -117.3807
- Aircraft
- Piper J3
- Registration
- N6868H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Riverside → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA242
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
DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE DESCENDING TO THE AIRPORT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE ROAD. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND SEPARATED JUST ABOVE THE CARBURETOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1988 | Piper J3 | York, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Piper J3 | Bedford, Indiana, United States | Donald G. Henderson | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Piper J3 | Vermillion Lake, Minnesota, United States | Raymond A. Debevec | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1987 | Piper J3-C65 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Aerial Sign Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1987 | Piper J3 | Island Falls, Maine, United States | Millard W.ireland | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1989 | Piper J3 "CUB" | Morrilton, Arkansas, United States | Same AS Pilot | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |