FTW67A0039

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Kaplan, LA · September 23, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1966
Place
Kaplan, LA · KAPLAN, LA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N98571Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121493

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0804  66/9/23    KAPLAN LA           PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N98571              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N98571
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

Other investigations on N98571 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.