- Date
- July 17, 1966
- Place
- Burlington, NC · BURLINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2147MPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0620 66/7/17 BURLINGTON NC PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N2147M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LAST ENTRY IN PILOTS LOG-1963.MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL 200-300 HRS.OWNED N2147M SINCE 1964.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2147M
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fairchild
N2147MRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2021 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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