ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10743
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1965 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Piper J3F-150 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N38620 |
| MSN: | 7161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arlington, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pylon Airport, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
eng sputtered when aircraft was inverted.Carbuetornot modified for invert flight.
During slow roll at approx 50'agl, 90 mph, the engine lost power due to unmodified float type carb. Pilot attempted to snap roll upright but impacted terrain with the nose and right wing.
Pylon Airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Witness
Images:
Still taken from 16 mm film at time of accident
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jul-2018 16:02 | jtrusl | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 03-Aug-2019 09:41 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Jan-2022 13:33 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 26-Jan-2022 13:35 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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