- Date
- July 22, 1969
- Place
- Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4453PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2464 69/7/22 MELBOURNE,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1628 N4453P PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 1317 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 134 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE KENNEDY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELBOURNE,FLA MELBOURNE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4453P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cape Kennedy
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