Wirestrike Accident Piper J3C-65 Cub NC38741,
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Date:Monday 18 October 1943
Time:13:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Defense Plant Corp/Southern Airways Sales Co
Registration: NC38741
MSN: 7212
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles northwest of the Municipal Airport, Birmingham, AL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Municipal Airport, Birmingham, AL
Destination airport:Roberts Field, Birmingham, AL
Narrative:
Crashed into power lines while in a climbing turn to clear the lines and crashed, was flying low over railroad tracks.

Sources:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33170

Revision history:

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18-Dec-2021 10:04 Cobar Added

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