FTW69A0017

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Vinita, OK · September 15, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 15, 1968
Place
Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6430HPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108305

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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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3-3210  68/9/15    VINITA,OKLA         PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 33, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0645                    N6430H              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- WOLF HUNTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6430H
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.