- Date
- September 3, 1966
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N30746Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0769 66/9/3 NR.MORGAN CITY LA PIPER J-3 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 58 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N30746 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - CHASING BIRDS KIND OF CROP - RICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3 SWAMPY/WATER SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- FLIGHT PURPOSE WAS TO CHASE BLACKBIRDS FROM RICE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30746
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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