CHI65A0105

NTSB accident investigation · Fairchild PT-19 · St.Clairsville, OH · June 20, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 20, 1965
Place
St.Clairsville, OH · ST.CLAIRSVILLE, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N47495Fairchild PT-19
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178208

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0515  65/6/20    ST.CLAIRSVILLE OH   FAIRCHILD PT-19     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 150
        TIME - 1845                    N47495              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL VALUE OF OTHER PILOT WAS 0.07 PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N47495
Reported as
Fairchild PT-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Alderman

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.