Piper J3C 65 N70604
10 October 2013 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 2013 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper J3C 65 registered N70604 was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.6189, -150.9589
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C 65
- Registration
- N70604
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Talkeetna → Talkeetna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC14CA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing a low pass of a snow-covered off-airport landing site, in a wheel-equipped airplane, to determine the condition of the snow pack. He was dragging the main landing gear on the landing surface, but the snow was deeper than expected, and the airplane nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have prevented normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2013 | Piper J3C-65 | Selma, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Piper J3C-65 | Seguin, Texas, United States | Freeman Heritage Collection LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2014 | Piper J3C 65 | Carrol County, Virginia, United States | Heimos Bernard F | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Piper J3C 65 | Rolleville, France | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2014 | Piper J3C 65 | Connersville, Indiana, United States | Lewis Arenzana | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2014 | Piper J3C-65 | Macon, Georgia, United States | Guy Foulkes | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2013 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | Promech Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2013 | Cessna U206G | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Joe Schuster | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2013 | Zenith 701 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Whedbee Kenneth Mikel Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2013 | Piper PA-31-350 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |