- Date
- July 4, 1980
- Place
- Windham, CT · WINDHAM, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98467Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800704024809A
- Case key
- 129317
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2729 80/7/4 NR.WINDHAM,CT PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1420 N98467 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 26, 2400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDHAM,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98467
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Windham
N98467Registration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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