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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft L2 · Napoleon, MI · May 23, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1964
Place
Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N36254Taylorcraft L2
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184079

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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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3-1401  64/5/23    NAPOLEON MICH       TAYLORCRAFT L2      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 295
        TIME - 1800                    N36254              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N36254
Reported as
Taylorcraft L2
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.