Final
1 serious, 1 minor
Nov 3, 2020
N87715 crash at Weslaco, TX
Piper J3C — Midair collision at TXW (Weslaco, TX)
DateNov 3, 2020
Tail numberN87715
AircraftPiper J3C · Piper J-3 Cub · J3
LocationTXW — Weslaco, TX
Phase of flightInitial Climb
OperationPart 91 Personal
Injuries1 serious, 1 minor
NTSB caseCEN21LA040
Probable cause
The pilot of N87715 inadvertently allowed his airplane to drift right of the runway during the climb after a touch-and-go landing, and the pilot of N6463H did not maintain adequate separation from the other airplane during his go-around. Contributing to the accident was the lack of two-way radio communication equipment in both airplanes.
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