- Date
- March 26, 1972
- Place
- Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N70568Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0133 72/3/26 SYLACAUGA,ALA PIPER J3C-65 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 51, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N70568 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE MERKEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYLACAUGA,ALA PELL CITY,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- TKOF RWY 27,STEEP R TURN BACK TOWARD HANGAR.STALLED DURG STEEP TRN OVR HNGR.PLT IN COMD PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70568
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lee Merkel