CHI67A0127

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3-65 · Payne, OH · May 20, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 20, 1967
Place
Payne, OH · PAYNE, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N35642Piper J3-65
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116816

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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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2-0297  67/5/20    PAYNE,OHIO          PIPER J3-65         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 117
        TIME - 1745                    N35642              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SPIRAL/SPIN FROM TOP OF LOOP.

Aircraft

Registration
N35642
Reported as
Piper J3-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.