- Date
- July 28, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Denton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38279Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840728059279A
- Case key
- 21411
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that after takeoff he did 3 touch and go landing then started a series of stalls. After entry into a cross-control spin to the left, he found that he could not apply enough right pedal to recover. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the front seat belt had not been secured properly and had looped around the right rudder pedal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38279
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6904
- Airframe hours
- 4,050
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Dohn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- F16 · Denton, TX
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,896 total · 350 in this make and model · 5,661 as pilot in command · 171 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.