- Date
- August 19, 1964
- Place
- Talladega, AL · TALLADEGA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98023Piper J3
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2541 64/8/19 NR. TALLADEGA ALA PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 413 TIME - 1530 N98023 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 207 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98023
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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