- Date
- December 17, 1983, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- North Hampton, NH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70779Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831217061569A
- Case key
- 35306
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Analysis
The acft stalled at about 100 ft of alt after takeoff during an instructional flt. One witness said the acft turned through 180 degrees before it collided with the ground in a nose low and right bank attitude. Another witness said he thought the acft was going to do a loop before it turned right and dove to the ground. The engine sound was normal. The student plt has no recollection of the flt. He had his first solo flt about a week before the accident with no subsequent flights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70779
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17800
- Airframe hours
- 7,881
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank W. Vogt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 22, 1983 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- 7B3 · North Hampton, NH
- Airport
- 7B3 · Hampton, runway 20, 2,000 × 300 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 723 total · 173 in this make and model · 720 as pilot in command · 199 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Observed at
- KPSM, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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