- Date
- January 27, 1974
- Place
- Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N33JGPiper J3
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740127021189A
- Case key
- 186696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2907 74/1/27 TITUSVILLE,FLA PIPER J3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 283 TIME - 1305 N33JG PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TITUSVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- WINDOW OBSD OPEN IN FLT,BROKE OFF ACFT. PLT SAW GROUND WITNESS HOLDING WINDOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33JG
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N33JGRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2013 · Piper J3C-85Airframe modelPiper J3C-85Engine modelFranklin 4AC176B series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.