DIA70F0027

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Cambridge, MD · June 22, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1969
Place
Cambridge, MD · CAMBRIDGE, MD
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1533NPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177101

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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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3-2043  69/6/22    CAMBRIDGE,MD        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N1533N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1533N
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cambridge

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.