- Date
- September 7, 1970
- Place
- Havana, IL · HAVANA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21681Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3678 70/9/7 HAVANA,ILL PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 321 TIME - 1030 N21681 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAVANA,ILL TUSCOLA,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- TKOF FRM TWY,S.OBSVD ACFT ON E-W RWY,LDG ROLL.THOUGHT ACFT TAKING OFF,MADE ABRUPT TURN,REDUCED PWR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21681
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Havana
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