UNK65X0816

NTSB accident investigation · Peper J-3C · Minden, NV · November 24, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 24, 1964
Place
Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N35334Peper J-3C
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180635

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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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2-0803  64/11/24   MINDEN NEVADA       PEPER J-3C          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                STUDENT, AGE 22, 169
        TIME - 1005                    N35334              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4800                PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PILOT PRACT CROP CONTROL MANURS IN AG PILOT SCHOOL NO LOAD USED

Aircraft

Registration
N35334
Reported as
Peper J-3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Douglas County

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.