- Date
- April 16, 1977
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65881Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770416023679A
- Case key
- 152479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2534 77/4/16 MOBILE,AL PIPER J-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 465 TIME - 1700 N65881 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IDLE HOUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- ACFT MADE A LOW TURN AFTER T/O
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65881
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Idle Hour
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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