- Date
- April 11, 1970
- Place
- Wheeler, TX · WHEELER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92420Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1597 70/4/11 WHEELER,TEX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 650 TIME - 1030 N92420 PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELER,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LOW ALT TURN,HUNTING COYOTES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92420
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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