ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364760
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1991 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C |
| Owner/operator: | Stone,alfred T & Striplin,b. |
| Registration: | N2139M |
| MSN: | 20926 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-75-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middlesex, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE J-3 PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 125 FEET AGL. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED TO ABOUT 40 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND BEFORE A RECOVERY COULD BE MADE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE; HE WAS MAINTAINING A STEEP, NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE ON THE INITIAL CLIMB AND DID NOT MONITOR HIS AIRSPEED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING IN A TURN ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT RESULTING IN A STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA154
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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