CHI74AC021

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Marysville, OH · September 6, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 6, 1973
Place
Marysville, OH · MARYSVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2051MPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730906034639A
Case key
188386

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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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3-3107   73/9/6  NR.MARYSVILLE,OHIO    PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1720                    N2051M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARCOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MARYSVILLE,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- OBS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER FARM HOUSES.STALLED FROM STEEP PULL UP.NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF PLT QUAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2051M
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Larcom

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.