Accident Piper J3C-65 Cub N37953,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344933
 
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Date:Saturday 26 August 2023
Time:c. 11:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N37953
MSN: 6743
Year of manufacture:1941
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:SE of Moundridge, KS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Moundridge, KS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Piper J3C-65 Cub suffered an inflight door separation and a subsequent forced landing to open field terrain near Moundridge, Kansas.
The sole pilot onboard was not injured.

Sources:

https://www.wibw.com/2023/08/26/khp-investigates-non-injury-plane-crash-mcpherson-county/
https://www.kansas.gov/khp-crashlogs/search/viewDetail/2023-009202

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37953

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2023 02:31 Geno Added
27-Aug-2023 04:23 RobertMB Updated
27-Aug-2023 18:49 johnwg Updated
28-Aug-2023 14:08 Captain Adam Updated

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