DEN73FTE13

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Berthoud, CO · August 6, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1972
Place
Berthoud, CO · BERTHOUD, CO
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N92602Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167576

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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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3-2296   72/8/6    BERTHOUD,COLO       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 606
        TIME - 0818                    N92602              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERTHOUD,COLO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N92602
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.