FTW69A0057

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Beggs, OK · February 16, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 16, 1969
Place
Beggs, OK · BEGGS, OK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3507KPiper J-3
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191317

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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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3-0042  69/2/16    BEGGS,OKLA          PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 179
        TIME - 1130                    N3507K              PX-  1  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT 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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT,AIRBORNE SPOTTER FOR COYOTE HUNTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3507K
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.