- Date
- June 5, 1979
- Place
- Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3JDStitts JD1
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790605010709A
- Case key
- 135695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1202 79/6/5 WICHITA,KS STITTS JD1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 300 TIME - 1220 N3JD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3JD
- Reported as
- Stitts JD1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Riverside
N3JDRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2008 · Driskill JD-1Airframe modelDriskill JD-1Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.