- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N35258Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818028309A
- Case key
- 134447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2468 74/8/18 KANKAKEE,ILL PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 705 TIME - 1215 N35258 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KOERNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANKAKEE,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW LVL ACROBATICS,PRACTICING AIR SHOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35258
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Koerner
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N35258 · 1
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