MKC67F0621

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J-3 · Higginsville, MO · June 18, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1967
Place
Higginsville, MO · HIGGINSVILLE, MO
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N32530Piper J-3
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116869

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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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2-0445  67/6/18    HIGGINSVILLE,MO     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N32530              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 34, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGGINSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT EXECUTED WHIP STALL AT ALTITUDE TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY.

Aircraft

Registration
N32530
Reported as
Piper J-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Higginsville

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.