- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6903HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0696 71/1/23 ROCKFORD,ILL PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 383 TIME - 1645 N6903H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE KEGONSA,WISC ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6903H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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