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| Date: | Sunday 10 February 1985 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Sport,inc. |
| Registration: | N92668 |
| MSN: | 17043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3028 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St.augustine, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR SUPPORT POLE DURING A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE CFI ON BOARD STATED HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO ADVISE THE STUDENT IN THE BACK SEAT TO KEEP THE LEFT WING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE X-WIND CONDITION WHEN HE NOTICED THE ACFT DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE POLE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1992 | N92668 | Control Aero | 0 | Frederick, MD | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 15:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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