- Date
- June 16, 1970
- Place
- Sterling, KS · STERLING, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2785CPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119101
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2615 70/6/16 STERLING,KANS PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 257 TIME - 1730 N2785C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERLING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUTCHINSON,KANS STERLING,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CRASHED AVOIDING WINDMILL LCTD WEST,ADJ TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2785C
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sterling
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