- Date
- July 20, 1968
- Place
- Sullivan, IL · SULLIVAN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32743Piper J3L
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2306 68/7/20 SULLIVAN,ILL PIPER J3L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, UNK/NR TIME - 1858 N32743 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEAVITT STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32743
- Reported as
- Piper J3L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leavitt Strip
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