UNK64X0681

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Greenville, MS · February 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 23, 1964
Place
Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2069MPiper J3
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185782

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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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2-0152  64/2/23    GREENVILLE MISS     PIPER J3            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1200                    N2069M              PX-  1  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        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
N2069M
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.