- Date
- April 5, 1980
- Place
- El Cajon, CA · EL CAJON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N153FGPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800405008499A
- Case key
- 131136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0462 80/4/5 EL CAJON,CA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2778 TIME - 1218 N153FG PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2708 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL CAJON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- STALL SPIN ON CROSSLEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N153FG
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gillespie Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.