Accident Piper J3 Cub N92437, Saturday 11 October 1969
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Date:Saturday 11 October 1969
Time:12:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3 Cub
Owner/operator:
Registration: N92437
MSN: 16904
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Topping, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
aircraft observed in a fast climb after t/o with the nose very high.Elev trim found full nose up.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD70A0025
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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