- Date
- March 22, 1972
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90411Piper J3-S
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0011 72/3/22 ST PETERSBURG,FLA PIPER J3-S CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1645 TIME - 1106 N90411 PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PETERSBURG,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- FLOAT.FAA CHECK RIDE.ACFT LNDD ON LFT FLOAT FIRST CAUSING DMGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90411
- Reported as
- Piper J3-S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Albert Whitted