SEA69F0182

NTSB accident investigation · Pietenpol Parasl · Spanaway, WA · January 11, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 11, 1969
Place
Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9258Pietenpol Parasl
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191210

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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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3-0686  69/1/11    SPANAWAY,WASH       PIETENPOL PARASL    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 276
        TIME - 1255                    N9258               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9258
Reported as
Pietenpol Parasl
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Spanaway

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.