- Date
- December 20, 1965
- Place
- Arlington, TX · ARLINGTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38620Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174972
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0976 65/12/20 ARLINGTON TEX PIPER J3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N38620 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PYLON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ENG SPUTTERED WHEN ACFT WAS INVERTED.CARBUETOR NOT MODIFIED FOR INVERT FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38620
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pylon
N38620Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2017 · Piper J3F-65Airframe modelPiper J3F-65Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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