- Date
- August 20, 1972
- Place
- Wetumka, OK · WETUMKA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37939Piper J-3L
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168431
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3298 72/8/20 WETUMKA,OKLA PIPER J-3L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 275 TIME - 1530 N37939 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKEMAH,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37939
- Reported as
- Piper J-3L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Strip
N37939Registration cancelled Apr 17, 2013 · Piper J3L-65Airframe modelPiper J3L-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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