- Date
- September 14, 1966
- Place
- Faith, SD · FAITH, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87964Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1185 66/9/14 NR.FAITH,S DAK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 121 TIME - 0745 N87964 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PILOT WAS SEARCHING FOR LOST SHEEP.PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.059 PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87964
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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