- Date
- September 28, 1969
- Place
- Hopetn Plntion, GA · HOPETN PLNTION, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46917Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157555
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4033 69/9/28 HOPETN PLNTION,GA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N46917 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 2992 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 384 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOPETN PLNTION,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DOWNWIND TURN AFTER LOW PASS,STRUCK TREES DRG RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46917
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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