- Date
- August 10, 1969
- Place
- Racine, MN · RACINE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98759Piper J3L
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3519 69/8/10 RACINE,MINN PIPER J3L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 151 TIME - 1500 N98759 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,MINN RACINE,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LOW ALT PHOTO FLT.UN CLB ABV TREES,DRG ATMTD LDG L WING STRUCK FENCE POST.DENSITY ALT APRX 3200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98759
- Reported as
- Piper J3L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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