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NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Haverhill, MA · November 13, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 13, 1971
Place
Haverhill, MA · HAVERHILL, MA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3406KPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163568

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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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3-1797  71/11/13   HAVERHILL,MASS      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1300
        TIME - 1310                    N3406K              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVERHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVERHILL,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- BANNER PICKUP OK,APRX 150FT AGL ACFT YAWED R,LEFT RUDDER APPLIED NOSE TURNED L THEN L WING DROPPED

Aircraft

Registration
N3406K
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Haverhill

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.