- Date
- October 1, 1966
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N92627Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2572 66/10/1 CLARKSDALE MISS PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 350 TIME - 1700 N92627 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- PILOT MADE LOW PASS ATTEMPTING TO CHASE BLACKBIRDS FROM RICE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92627
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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