- Date
- April 23, 1977
- Place
- Otter, MT · OTTER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N70209Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770423008939A
- Case key
- 158053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0954 77/4/23 OTTER,MT PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N70209 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTER,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STALLED IN DOWNWIND TURN.INTENDED LDG ON FARM STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70209
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.