- Date
- September 20, 1972
- Place
- Indian Trail, NC · INDIAN TRAIL, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N22841Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1686 72/9/20 INDIAN TRAIL,NC PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 247 TIME - 1000 N22841 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIAN TRAIL,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG L TURN APRX 300FT AGL ENG LOST PWR,ACFT LOST ALT,STALLED.HIT GND ABT 1500FT W RWY 3.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22841
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Goose Creek
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