MKC71AK043

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Spalding, NE · February 2, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 2, 1971
Place
Spalding, NE · SPALDING, NE
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7080WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159481

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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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3-0095   71/2/2    SPALDING,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N7080W              PX-  2  1  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 6244 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLASER E.STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPALDING,NEBR               GRAND ISLAND,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT SOUTHBOUND,OBSVD TURNING E,BANK INCREASED TO ABT VERT THEN ALT DECREASED SHARPLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7080W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Glaser E.Strip

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.