- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Place
- Sunbury, OH · SUNBURY, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6752HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2873 71/4/11 SUNBURY,OHIO PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR TIME - 1754 N6752H PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNBURY,OHIO DELAWARE,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT ENTERED INTNTL SPIN AT TOO LOW ALT FOR RECOVERY. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ALTIMETER OR PARACHUTE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6752H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6752HRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelFranklin 4AC176C-D-F
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