- Date
- January 18, 1966
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37920Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0172 66/1/18 PACOIMA CALIF PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 240 TIME - 1145 N37920 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH ELVATOR TRIM TAB IN FULL NOSE UP POSITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37920
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whiteman
N37920Registration cancelled Apr 5, 2018 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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