ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226496
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| Date: | Sunday 23 June 2019 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N70803 |
| MSN: | 17821 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5047 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vine Grove Airport (70KY), KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vine Grove, KY (70KY) |
| Vine Grove, KY (70KY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and a passenger departed in a tailwheel airplane on a local flight with the pilot flying the airplane from the rear seat. The pilot reported that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions through final approach to the airport, which was the pilot's last recollection. The passenger did not recall the engine making any unusual sounds or any anomalies in the airplane's maneuverability during the flight. During the approach, the airplane had a nose-up pitch attitude, and a witness heard and observed the airplane flying low on the approach path to the airport. The passenger saw a tree and shouted to the pilot, then the airplane hit the tree, flew through it, and crashed.
Postaccident examination of the airplane and the airplane's engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
A review of the temperature and dew point about the time of the accident revealed that the airplane was operated in the moderate carburetor icing range at cruise power or serious carburetor icing range at descent power. However, based on the passenger's and witnesses' observations of no anomalies with the engine and that the airplane was flying low, it is likely that the pilot did not maintain sufficient visual lookout during the approach and impacted the tree.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper visual lookout during the approach, which resulted in inadequate clearance from a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=70803
NTSB CEN19LA184
Location
Media:
Two injured in Vine Grove plane crash https://t.co/PMGU7y6c2B via @NEheadlines
— The News-Enterprise (@NEheadlines) 24 juin 2019
Vine Grove Airport (70KY), Vine Grove, KY - Officials are investigating a Piper J3C-65 Cub plane crash at the Vine Grove airport in Hardin County.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 24 juin 2019
ASN: https://t.co/dLEGeGXSsm
Press: https://t.co/KtTdlt4A7W pic.twitter.com/nxqrisKKnb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 01:26 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Jun-2019 04:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2019 09:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Jun-2019 09:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2019 18:47 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 24-Jun-2019 19:06 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2021 15:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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