NYC76FFA48

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Blue Hill, ME · May 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1976
Place
Blue Hill, ME · BLUE HILL, ME
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3844TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760505010329A
Case key
153727

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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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3-1381   76/5/5    BLUE HILL,ME        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1450                    N3844T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 614 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEYMOUTH,MA                 BLUE HILL,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3844T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Blue Hill

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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