ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155856
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2013 |
| Time: | 19:24 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N21609 |
| MSN: | 2460 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2003 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A&C65 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Private landing strip north of Selma, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield, NC (JNX) |
| Smithfield, NC (JNX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the instructor pilot, he was at the airplane controls while he demonstrated a touch and go landing with the student pilot. He stated that the airplane collided with unmarked power lines during an attempt to land on an undesignated grass strip. The airplane came to rest on the ground inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airplane fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The instructor pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with power lines and then the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=21609
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2013 06:19 | Geno | Added |
| 10-May-2013 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 16-May-2013 20:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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