DEN65F0060

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Rimrock, AZ · April 18, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Rimrock, AZ · RIMROCK, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3814MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179092

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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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3-0729  65/4/18    RIMROCK ARIZ        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 110
        TIME - 1315                    N3814M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIMROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3814M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rimrock

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.