MKC75AK001

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Omaha, NE · July 5, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 5, 1974
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2885TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740705024279A
Case key
173363

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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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3-1959   74/7/5    OMAHA,NEBR          PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 167
        TIME - 0910                    N2885T              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH APVD AIR COND UNIT.COMM PHASE 2 CK FLT.ACFT OBSVD SLO SPIN WITH L WING DWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2885T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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