- Date
- December 26, 1981
- Place
- Star City, AR · STAR CITY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20886Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811226082189A
- Case key
- 122634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3588 81/12/26 NR.STAR CITY,AR PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 383 TIME - 1500 N20886 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STAR CITY,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- CRASHED AFTER PULL-UP FM LO PASS OVR PASTURE WHERE PLT PLANNED TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20886
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N20886 · 1
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