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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Mt Airy, MD · March 26, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1976
Place
Mt Airy, MD · MT AIRY, MD
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N51537Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760326009199A
Case key
153019

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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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3-0684  76/3/26    MT AIRY,MD          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 16,
        TIME - 1342                    N51537              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT AIRY,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED PLT WITH PAX.

Aircraft

Registration
N51537
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N51537 · 1

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