Piper J3C-65 accident near Dixon, MT
On September 9, 1994, a Piper J3C-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dixon, MT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 1994
- Place
- Dixon, MT
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.250°N, 114.349°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02348
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On the late morning/early afternoon of September 9, 1994, a Piper J3C-65, N42056, registered to and being flown by Gaylord K. Samsel, a certificated private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with upsloping terrain following a loss of control in flight approximately five nautical miles northwest of Dixon, Montana. There was no fire and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions with strong northwesterly winds and gusts prevailed midday on September 9th, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was being conducted for the purposes of elk spotting, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Polson, Montana, sometime between 1030 and 1100 hours mountain daylight time (mdt). The aircraft's fuel exhaustion was reported as four hours from takeoff. There were no known witnesses to the accident. The aircraft was located by search and rescue helicopter on September 10, 1994. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's personal flight log was examined and the first flight was observed to be logged in August of 1957. The log showed continuous flights up to September of 1965 with a total of 272 flight hours, followed by a 16 year break. The log displayed 4 additional flights (3.25 hours total)in 1965, all logged in the accident aircraft, followed by a 12 year break. The log closed with 13 flights (16.75 hours total) in 1993/94, all logged in the accident aircraft. The flight logged was September 7, 1994. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft's airframe logbook was examined and several periods of apparent inactiv
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DECREASE BELOW THE STALL SPEED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
