- Date
- October 16, 1977
- Place
- Marshall, IL · MARSHALL, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87897Pietenpol Camper
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771016034359A
- Case key
- 144790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3271 77/10/16 MARSHALL,IL PIETENPOL CAMPER CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 112 TIME - 1245 N87897 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN TRAIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,IN MARSHALL,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87897
- Reported as
- Pietenpol Camper
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lincoln Trail
N87897Registration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Rubeck PIETENPOLAirframe modelRubeck PIETENPOLEngine modelLycoming 0-145B 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.