Accident · 2007-05-18

NTSB case CHI07CA149 · Piper J3C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-05-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper J3C (N28DR)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, causing a water loop. A factor in the accident was the water loop encountered.

Source: NTSB case CHI07CA149

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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