Accident Piper J3F-50 Cub NC24798,
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Date:Friday 20 August 1943
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3F-50 Cub
Owner/operator:Detroit School of Aviation
Registration: NC24798
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles Northwest of Joy Airport, Fraser, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Joy Airport, Fraser, MI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
While practicing stall recovery aircraft got into a dive from 1500ft and crashed. The fire extinguisher got loose from its bracket and jammed the control stick in the rear cockpit in a downward position making it impossible for the pilot to get out of the dive.

Sources:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33132

Revision history:

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16-Dec-2021 13:54 Cobar Added

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