- Date
- January 22, 1975
- Place
- Advance, NC · ADVANCE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26903Piper J4
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750122001229A
- Case key
- 148366
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540 75/1/22 ADVANCE,NC PIPER J4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 202 TIME - 1300 N26903 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAWBERRY HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADVANCE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- R WING STRUCK GND,SPAR BKN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26903
- Reported as
- Piper J4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strawberry Hill
N26903Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2023 · Piper J4AAirframe modelPiper J4AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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