MIA69A0096

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Homestead, FL · June 29, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 29, 1969
Place
Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N88419Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164744

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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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3-2579  69/6/29    HOMESTEAD,FLA       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N88419              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 3798 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FLA               HOMESTEAD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COPILOT HAD 8 HRS IN TYPE ACFT. PILOT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N88419
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Richards

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.