NYC72AN141

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Brownsville, PA · May 5, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 5, 1972
Place
Brownsville, PA · BROWNSVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7239FPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165709

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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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3-0706   72/5/5    BROWNSVILLE,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7239F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELLSVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IP SAID PLT WAS TO PRACTICE STALLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7239F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.