FTW69A0087

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Gurley, LA · June 28, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 28, 1969
Place
Gurley, LA · GURLEY, LA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3665KPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177199

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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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3-2052  69/6/28    GURLEY,LA           PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1815                    N3665K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGAME STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SHORTLY AFTER T/O ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO EXECUTE FLAT TURNS,PULLUPS,DIVES. STALLED DURING FLAT TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N3665K
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burlingame Strip

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.