FTW66A0107

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Clarksville, TX · May 21, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 21, 1966
Place
Clarksville, TX · CLARKSVILLE, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7080HPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report January 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172468

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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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2-0432  66/5/21    CLARKSVILLE TEX     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 281
        TIME - 1930                    N7080H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRISSELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN-BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS - FRONT SEAT STUDENT PLT 0.248-PERCENT,PLT OWNER NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7080H
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Trissell

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.