FTW76AF079

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Reed, OK · March 27, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 27, 1976
Place
Reed, OK · REED, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N30295Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760327034829A
Case key
154246

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3107  76/3/27    REED,OK             PIPER J3C           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 62, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0930                    N30295              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANGUM,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURNG STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT WHILE CHASING COYOTE.

Aircraft

Registration
N30295
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.