Piper J-3 accident near Brookville, OH
On September 16, 1999, a Piper J-3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brookville, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 1999
- Place
- Brookville, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper J-3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.829°N, 84.411°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19702
NTSB summary
History of Flight On September 16, 1999, at 0846 eastern daylight time, a Piper J-3, N3223N, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with level terrain and a post impact fire approximately 0.5 miles north of the Brookville Air-Park Airport, Brookville, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was originating from the Brookville Air-Park Airport for a local flight. Witnesses to the accident reported seeing the aircraft flying slowly and then enter a spin. One witness said, "We saw the plane facing northeast, the plane appeared to be hovering, or facing into the wind and hardly moving forward. He banked out of that, flew a circuit and did the same hovering maneuver again, then went into a spin. We heard the engine cut off, come back on, then go off again. It disappeared below the trees and we saw smoke rise above the trees." Personnel Information The pilot, born on October 28, 1960, was the holder of a private pilot certificate with privileges for single and multi-engine land airplanes. He also held an instrument rating for airplanes. He held a third class medical certificate issued on February 25, 1997. On the application for the medical examination he stated a total pilot time of 3,300 hours. The pilot logbook was not located. Aircraft Information The airplane was a 1947 Piper J-3, N3223N, serial number 22415. According to the aircraft logbook, the airplane had acc
Probable cause
the stall/spin encountered by the pilot. A factor was the intentional slow flight.
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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.
