SEA81FA026

NTSB accident investigation · Muir RV-3 · Renton, WA · March 28, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 28, 1981
Place
Renton, WA · RENTON, WA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N84763Muir RV-3
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810328012889A
Case key
127442

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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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3-0300  81/3/28  NR.RENTON,WA          MUIR RV-3           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N84763              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR GROVE AIRPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RENTON,WA                   RENTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N84763
Reported as
Muir RV-3
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cedar Grove Airpa

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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