- Date
- September 12, 1978
- Place
- Ferris, TX · FERRIS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N78430Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780912034899A
- Case key
- 139831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3030 78/9/12 FERRIS,TX PIPER J3C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1555 N78430 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 2040 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- LOW ALT SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78430
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N78430Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.