IAD70AI052

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Asheboro, NC · March 22, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 22, 1970
Place
Asheboro, NC · ASHEBORO, NC
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1112XPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139019

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0089  70/3/22    ASHEBORO,NC         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 550
        TIME - 1810                    N1112X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEBORO,NC                 ASHEBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HERD OF DEER CROSSED APPROACH END OF RNWY.ACFT CRASHED EAST OF RNWY 20.

Aircraft

Registration
N1112X
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Asheboro

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.