NONE · Piper J-3C · 1999-07-02 · INDEPENDENCE, IA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99LA207
Event ID
20001212X19175
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-02
Location
INDEPENDENCE, IA, USA
Coordinates
42.460884, -91.889739
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
J-3C
Registration
N3371N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The insufficient information from the weather forecast resulting in an in-flight encounter with turbulence/gusts and the subsequent precautionary landing. Contributing factors were the gusty/turbulent conditions and the terrain condition (crop).