- Date
- May 5, 1972
- Place
- Spanaway, WA · SPANAWAY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N38289Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0781 72/5/5 NR.SPANAWAY,WASH PIPER J5A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1132 TIME - 1900 N38289 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LEWIS STRIP 7 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPANAWAY,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC REMARKS- A/S INDICATOR INOPERATIVE,NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLAPS. PLT MADE HI SLIPPING APCH,FULL NOSE UP TRIM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38289
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft.Lewis Strip 7
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