- Date
- September 24, 1966
- Place
- Florence, AL · FLORENCE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98069Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2972 66/9/24 FLORENCE ALA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N98069 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98069
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N98069Registration cancelled Dec 1, 2014 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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