ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40357
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| Date: | Monday 4 July 1994 |
| Time: | 16:58 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Lindemer, Lewis W. |
| Registration: | N88114 |
| MSN: | 15727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1017 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seeley Lake, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW AND SLOW DROPPING PING PONG BALLS FROM A DISPENSING TUBE WHILE IN FLIGHT. A VIDEOTAPE OF THE FLIGHT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE CRASH SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING RIGHT AND DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. THE TAPE ALSO SHOWED THAT THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DESCENDING TURN THE LEFT AILERON WAS OBSERVED DEFLECTED UPWARDS TO VARYING DEGREES AND THE RIGHT AILERON WAS OBSERVED DEFLECTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF CONTROL OR POWERPLANT MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING AIRSPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94FA163
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1964 | N88114 | Commercial | 0 | Delano, Minnesota | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Jul-2019 05:21 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 06:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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