UNK64X3208

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3 · Wheeling, IL · August 4, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1964
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N70154Piper J3
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182301

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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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3-2341   64/8/4    WHEELING ILL        PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N70154              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT

Aircraft

Registration
N70154
Reported as
Piper J3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pal-Waukee

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.