- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3592MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827030859A
- Case key
- 139451
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4069 78/8/27 NR.PALMER,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 403 TIME - 1400 N3592M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,AIRPORT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- DURING SLOW FLT PLT ADDED FULL FLAPS & ATTEMPTED 180DEG TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3592M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3592MRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2025 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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