- Date
- February 9, 1966
- Place
- Palm Desert, CA · PALM DESERT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N92339Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4446 66/2/9 PALM DESERT,CALIF PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 30 TOTAL TIME - 0645 N92339 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM DESERT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- STALLED DURING LOW ALT TURN TO LAND ON ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92339
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Desert
N92339Registration cancelled Feb 14, 2017 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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