FTW69F0240

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Dickenson, TX · September 21, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1968
Place
Dickenson, TX · DICKENSON, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N71025Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108385

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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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3-3300  68/9/21    DICKENSON,TEX       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 1815                    N71025              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T-C DROP ZONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N71025
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T-C Drop Zone

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.