- Date
- October 8, 1971
- Place
- Nederland, TX · NEDERLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87739Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164225
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4002 71/10/8 NEDERLAND,TEX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 555 TIME - 1630 N87739 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEDERLAND,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SCARING BIRDS OUT OF RICE FIELDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87739
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jefferson County
N87739Registration cancelled May 21, 2018 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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