- Date
- November 24, 1976
- Place
- Lost River, WV · LOST RIVER, WV
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6718BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761124041369A
- Case key
- 156688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3813 76/11/24 LOST RIVER,WV PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 166 TIME - 1200 N6718B PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOST RIVER,WV WINCHESTER,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6718B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N6718B · 1
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