Accident Piper J-5A Cub Cruiser NC38400,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301969
 
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Date:Monday 8 February 1943
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic J5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J-5A Cub Cruiser
Owner/operator:Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Registration: NC38400
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2.5 miles SE of VPI Airport, Blacksburg, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:VPI Airport, Blacksburg, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control at 1000ft after the control stick got stuck and crashed, the trainee bailed out safely the pilot bailed out at low altitude and was killed.

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https://books.google.nl/books?id=SN3pjjyw9e8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

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