- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Arlington, CA · ARLINGTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N42333Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155938
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3880 69/8/30 ARLINGTON,CALIF PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1545 N42333 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 38, 11600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 351 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERSIDE,CALIF RIVERSIDE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ENG QUIT AT TOP OF LOW ALT HAMMERHEAD STALL. ACFT ENTERED SPIN,PLT FAILED TO RECOVER.SHOW PRACTICE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42333
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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