Piper J3 accident near Walnut Ridge, AR
On July 17, 2006, a Piper J3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Walnut Ridge, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 17, 2006
- Place
- Walnut Ridge, AR
- Aircraft
- Piper J3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.122°N, 90.921°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060724X00992
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 2006, approximately 1750 central daylight time, a single-engine Piper J3 tail wheel-equipped airplane, N6732H, was destroyed following a loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The private pilot and student rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The local flight originated from a private airstrip, near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, at an unknown time. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident; however, several people in the area reported observing the vintage airplane flying slowly overhead at a low altitude several minutes prior to the accident. One of the witnesses, who was working in the field stated, "[the plane's] airspeed was probably 50 miles per hour, maximum, and [at an] altitude of 25 to 50 feet. They waved at us and kept on [flying] south." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 199-hour, 31-year old pilot, who was occupying the front seat, was a private pilot with ratings for airplane single-engine land. The pilot's most recent FAA third-class medical certificate was issued January 2005. However, FAA records showed that his last medical was conducted May, 1998. The AME (Aviation Medical Examiners) that signed the pilot's flight medical had her medical license suspended in October 2004, and her AME designation suspended in April, 2005. The 26-year old student-rated pilot was occupyin
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and impairment due to drugs.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
