- Date
- July 16, 1987, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Buckeye, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N42507Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870716038849A
- Case key
- 25638
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acdnt occurred as the plt was maneuvering to land on a pvt airstrip located on a ranch. He rprtd that while in a right turn toward the rwy, the acft stalled & fell to the ground. No preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction was evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42507
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14779
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Continental A-65-B, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David R. Hardesty
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1986
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 18 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.