- Date
- July 26, 1972
- Place
- N.Johsnville, TN · N.JOHSNVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4525ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167667
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1080 72/7/26 N.JOHSNVILLE,TENN PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, UNK/NR TIME - 1815 N4525Z PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMDEN,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LOST CTL IN ABRUPT CLIMBING L TURN FROM LOW PASS OVER RIVER. ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4525Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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