MIA66F0286

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Charlotte, NC · October 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1965
Place
Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1512APiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175076

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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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3-3061  65/10/26   CHARLOTTE NC        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 333
        TIME - 1900                    N1512A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROCKENBROUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. LOW PASS OVER UNLIGHTED AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N1512A
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brockenbrough

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.