MIA65A0101

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18A · Lagrange, GA · April 14, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 14, 1965
Place
Lagrange, GA · LAGRANGE, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9392DPiper PA18A
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179862

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0188  65/4/14    LAGRANGE GA         PIPER PA18A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 484
        TIME - 1320                    N9392D              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9392D
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.