# NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, CT

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA225.md): Piper J5C-65 · East Granby, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 2, 2026 · N331JM · Substantial damage
  > On June 2, 2026, at 1151 eastern daylight time, a Piper J3C-65, N331JM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near East Granby, Connecticut. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA17LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA275.md): Piper J3C · Salisbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2017 · N98550 · Substantial damage
  > An improper replacement of the crankshaft by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a failure of the crankshaft gear and total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC97FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA159.md): Piper J3C-65 · Danbury, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1997 · N24565 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to takeoff with the fuel selector in the full on position, which resulted in fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to attempt a 180 degree turn back to the runway, which resulted in the inadvertent…
- [NTSB NYC96LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA121.md): Piper J-3 · Chester, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1996 · N68952 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of rudder control to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB NYC93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA147.md): Piper J3C-65 · Stonington, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1993 · N98382 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and the pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat which resulted in the accretion of carburetor ice. A factor was carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB NYC84LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA325.md): Piper J-3 · Durham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1984 · N7456H · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted to land on a grass strip. The wind was reported to be from 270 degrees at 10 KTS. The plt stated that he experienced a change in wind direction and a gust. The acft then veered and collided with a stone wall.
- [NTSB NYC81FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE05.md): Piper J-3 · Coventry, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1980 · N92654 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE20.md): Piper J3C-65 · Windham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1980 · N98467 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE18.md): Piper J3 · Fairfield, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 16, 1977 · N6661H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FNE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE13.md): Piper J3C-65 · Durham, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 29, 1971 · N88179 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0468.md): Piper J3C-65 · New Milford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 4, 1969 · N3314N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0039.md): Piper J3C-65 · North Canaan, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 22, 1968 · N70708 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC69D0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0160.md): Piper J3C-65 · Woodstock, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1968 · N42392 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0032.md): Piper J3 · East Windsor, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1965 · N92699 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100510'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7100510&state=CT

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