- Date
- March 28, 1973
- Place
- Valkaria, FL · VALKARIA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5557UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730328013529A
- Case key
- 163199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0525 73/3/28 VALKARIA,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N5557U PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 482 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALKARIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALKARIA,FLA 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 REMARKS- ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER FM SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5557U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Valkaria
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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