OAK70F0181

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Maxwell, CA · November 22, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 22, 1969
Place
Maxwell, CA · MAXWELL, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1465CPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144571

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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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3-4463  69/11/22   MAXWELL,CALIF       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N1465C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM LOW ALT WG OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1465C
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.