- Date
- July 16, 1970
- Place
- Circle Pines, MN · CIRCLE PINES, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28051Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3035 70/7/16 CIRCLE PINES,MINN PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1800 TIME - 1915 N28051 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CIRCLE PINES,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. PLT WAS SHOWING PAX BIRD NESTING AREAS. CRASHED IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28051
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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