- Date
- October 11, 1969
- Place
- Topping, VA · TOPPING, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N92437Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2701 69/10/11 TOPPING,VA PIPER J-3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N92437 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMEL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLOUCESTER,VA TOPPING,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN A FAST CLIMB AFTER T/O WITH THE NOSE VERY HIGH.ELEV TRIM FOUND FULL NOSE UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92437
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hummel Field
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