- Date
- August 7, 1978
- Place
- Welsh, LA · WELSH, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3683KPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780807023539A
- Case key
- 139888
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2097 78/8/7 WELSH,LA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 750 TIME - 1800 N3683K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELSH MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WELSH,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3683K
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Welsh Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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