- Date
- May 7, 1979
- Place
- Galion, OH · GALION, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33242Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790507007309A
- Case key
- 136531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0638 79/5/7 GALION,OH PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL TIME - 2000 N33242 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORNING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALION,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33242
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horning
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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.