Accident · 1989-07-03

NTSB case MKC89LA151 · PIPER J3 "CUB" · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER J3 "CUB" (N1414N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SAME AS PILOT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SAME AS PILOT

Probable cause

THE ABRUPT HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT. HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND INADVERTANTLY STALLED AND SPUN THE AIRPLANE AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY.

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA151

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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