MKC66F0151

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C · Pukwana, SD · August 5, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 5, 1965
Place
Pukwana, SD · PUKWANA, SD
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N88647Piper J3C
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177174

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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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2-0431   65/8/5    PUKWANA S DAK       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4650
        TIME - 0820                    N88647              PX-  0  1  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N88647
Reported as
Piper J3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.