MIA73FKQ19

NTSB accident investigation · Pientonpol Camper · Ocean Sprngs, MS · October 1, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 1, 1972
Place
Ocean Sprngs, MS · OCEAN SPRNGS, MS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1074ZPientonpol Camper
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169046

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2994   72/10/1   OCEAN SPRNGS,MISS   PIENTONPOL CAMPER   CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4945
        TIME - 1230                    N1074Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULFPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN SPRNGS,MISS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1074Z
Reported as
Pientonpol Camper
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gulfpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.