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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ5 · Berlin, MD · June 29, 1991

Date
June 29, 1991 · 12:10 local
Place
Berlin, MD
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N763WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91FA060
Reported as
Piper STCJ5
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
791 total118 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tow rope fouled rudder on pickup. Dropped banner but stalled and spun in. Failed to watch airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

TOW ROPE FOULED RUDDER ON PICKUP. DROPPED BANNER BUT STALLED AND SPUN IN. FAILED TO WATCH AIRSPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N763WM · 1

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