- Date
- March 6, 1971
- Place
- Rio Grand Cty, TX · RIO GRAND CTY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77552Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0267 71/3/6 RIO GRAND CTY,TEX PIPER J-3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 346 TIME - 0732 N77552 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICABY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO GRAND CTY,TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77552
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ricaby Field
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