- Date
- October 28, 1967
- Place
- Gothenburg, NE · GOTHENBURG, NE
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N42663Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3879 67/10/28 NR.GOTHENBURG,NEBR PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 312 TIME - 0800 N42663 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON RIDGE OF A HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42663
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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