Piper J3C-65 N946PD

Summary

On 24 July 2021 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N946PD, operated by Dickerson Aircraft Inc, was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, Idaho, 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.

Date

24 July 2021 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Sandpoint (SZT)

Coordinates

48.2995, -116.5598

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N946PD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Dickerson Aircraft Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sable → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA302

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind which, resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tail wheel-equipped airplane reported that, while performing a touch-and-go landing with a slight crosswind from the right, the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and into a depression in the terrain. The airplane collided with a berm which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.