- Date
- August 25, 1969
- Place
- Sanford, NC · SANFORD, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71063Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3691 69/8/25 SANFORD,NC PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N71063 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE AGE 27, 966 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 22 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANFORD,NC SANFORD,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- PRACTISING SPINS AT ALT TOO LOW FOR SAFE RECOVERY. STRUCK TREES ON PULL OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71063
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanford
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