- Date
- May 18, 1968
- Place
- Paul Smiths, NY · PAUL SMITHS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2615MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1489 68/5/18 PAUL SMITHS,NY PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 567 TIME - 1530 N2615M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2615M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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