- Date
- July 5, 1969
- Place
- Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N26868Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168634
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2173 69/7/5 SHALLOWATER,TEX PIPER J3C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3800 TIME - 0715 N26868 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED TO HIT GRND AT BOTTOM OF LOOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26868
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shallowater
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