DIA69F0161

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Edgewater, MD · March 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1969
Place
Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N98224Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191413

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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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3-0303  69/3/22    EDGEWATER,MD        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N98224              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N98224
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lee

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.