CHI69F0373

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Bloomington, IL · November 22, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1968
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3925MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107267

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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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3-4030  68/11/22   BLOOMINGTON,ILL     PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 360
        TIME - 1245                    N3925M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON
        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
N3925M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bloomington

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.