- Date
- June 10, 1978
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98735Piper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780610014569A
- Case key
- 141738
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1251 78/6/10 MOSES LAKE,WA PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 221 TIME - 1535 N98735 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98735
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N98735 · 1
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