Piper J3C-65 N88340
26 March 2000 · Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N88340 was involved in an accident near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Green County Airport (WAY)
- Coordinates
- 39.8895, -80.1801
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N88340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The private pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the flight instructor's delay in remedial action. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After landing, the private pilot receiving a flight review was attempting to turn the airplane 180 degrees to the left for another takeoff to the west. As the airplane passed though 110 degrees of the turn, the airplane turned upside down before the flight instructor could correct. The winds reported at an airport located about 10 miles to the southeast of the accident site were from 270 degrees at 10 knots, gusts to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Healdsburg, California, United States | Thomas Noonan | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | New Smyrna Bch., Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Lanconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2000 | Mooney M-20F | Parker, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172H | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Aeronca 11AC-991 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2000 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | John Farrell | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 2000 | Rotorway ROTORWAY 162F EXEC | McMurray, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2000 | Foulke EUROPA TRI-GEAR | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |