Piper J3C-65 N87955
5 March 2005 · Andover, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2005 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N87955, operated by Calvin Thomas, was involved in an accident near Andover, New Jersey, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Andover, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aeroflex-Andover (12N)
- Coordinates
- 41.0086, -74.7378
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65
- Registration
- N87955
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Calvin Thomas
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Andover → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD05LA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the flight instructors delayed remedial action, and crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated pilot (receiving tailwheel instruction) executed a landing to runway 03, and after the airplane touched down, it drifted left. The flight instructor joined him on the controls, and added power and right rudder; however, the left main landing gear struck a 2 1/2-foot snow bank. The airplane swung to the left, the right main landing gear then struck a snow bank, and the airplane nosed over. Winds were 10 degrees from the right, at 6 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2005 | Piper J3C-65 | Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Piper J3C-65 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Piper J3C-65 | Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States | George P Scarlett | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 2004 | Piper J3C-65 | Monte Vista, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2006 | Piper J3C-65 | Stugartt, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2004 | Piper J3C-65 | Louise, Texas, United States | Walter Irving Lansing | No injuries | - |
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