- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Place
- Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87943Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760911030519A
- Case key
- 155848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2855 76/9/11 DOWAGIAC,MI PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1058 TIME - 1245 N87943 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASS COUNTY MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MARCELLUS,MI LOCAL DOWAGIAC,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- DEP FRM LAKE. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87943
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cass County Mem
N87943Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2018 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.