- Date
- February 2, 1969
- Place
- Plymouth, IA · PLYMOUTH, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3245NPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191139
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0435 69/2/2 PLYMOUTH,IOWA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N3245N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STALLED FROM LOW DOWNWIND TURN. NO DUAL INSTRUCTION IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3245N
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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