Piper J3C-65 N23375
12 December 2004 · Monte Vista, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 December 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N23375 was involved in an accident near Monte Vista, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monte Vista, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Na
- Coordinates
- 37.5283, -106.0467
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N23375
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Del Norte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05LA035
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall during low level flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was flying over his parents' house at approximately 500 feet. Several witnesses saw the airplane pitch up and another witness stated that the airplane "stalled off to the left wing." The airplane nosed over and spiraled down. One witness stated that at approximately 50 feet agl, the airplane appeared to "pull out"; however, the airplane impacted the ground in a 45 degree nose down attitude. The airplane bounced and came to rest approximately 130 feet from the initial impact point. The airplane was substantially damaged. A post-accident examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2004 | Piper J3C-65 | Louise, Texas, United States | Walter Irving Lansing | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2004 | Piper J3C-65 | Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2004 | Piper J3C | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Ronald E. Hills | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Piper J3C-65 | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2003 | Piper J3C-65 | Wilmot, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2003 | Piper J3C-65 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2004 | Gates Learjet 25B | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | American Jets, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2004 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Bellanca 14-19-3A | Estes Park, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2004 | Cessna 172P | Loveland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2004 | Dassault DA-20 FALCON JET | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2004 | Cessna C172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | McAir Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |