- Date
- March 20, 1970
- Place
- Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N87820Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134911
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0621 70/3/20 RED BLUFF,CALIF PIPER J-3 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0620 N87820 PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING AGE 30, 641 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 116 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO TEHAMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED BLUFF,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87820
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rancho Tehama
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