- Date
- May 16, 1969
- Place
- La Grande, OR · LA GRANDE, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6853KPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2619 69/5/16 LA GRANDE,OREG PIPER PA-16 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 333 TIME - 1125 N6853K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOISE,ID PORTLAND,OREG LA GRANDE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6853K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- La Grande
N6853KRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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