- Date
- April 29, 1971
- Place
- Clear Lake, IA · CLEAR LAKE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N23332Piper J4-A
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1396 71/4/29 CLEAR LAKE,IOWA PIPER J4-A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 113 TIME - 1340 N23332 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COUNCIL BLUFFS,IOWA MASON CITY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT LOOKING AT GRD WHILE CIRCLING FARM STALLED ACFT.ALT TOO LOW FOR RCVRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23332
- Reported as
- Piper J4-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N23332Registration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Piper J4AAirframe modelPiper J4AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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