FTW69D0179

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · San Antonio, TX · August 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1968
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N92100Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108908

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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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3-2821  68/8/22    SAN ANTONIO,TEX     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 293
        TIME - 1630                    N92100              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN OAKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N92100
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Twin Oaks

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.