# NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, NE

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 CHI03LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA244.md): Piper J3C-65 · Chadron, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N70522 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning by the pilot to ensure the required takeoff distance was utilized, as well as a failure to abort the takeoff. Contributing factors were the uphill gradient and the hangar.
- [NTSB CHI96FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA135.md): Piper J-3 · Raymond, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1996 · N6510H · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to ensure that the fuel selector was properly positioned to the full 'on' position before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the initial climb after takeoff; and the pilot's failure to maintain…
- [NTSB MKC90FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA038.md): Piper J3C-65 · Lynch, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1989 · N6874H · Destroyed
  > Airspeed was not maintained by the pilot resulting in a stall/spin.
- [NTSB MKC85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA135.md): Piper J3C-65 · York, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1985 · N92253 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he had completed a landing & had come to a near stop, then he applied power & was on the brakes for control. He stated that the left brake locked & the acft went off the rwy into hi weeds & rough terrain. There was no damage due to…
- [NTSB MKC84FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA157.md): Piper J3C-65 · Norfolk, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1984 · N42497 · Substantial damage
  > Three witnesses stated the acft entered a steep climb after lift-off and continued climbing to an alt of aprx 250 to 350 ft AGL, stalled and spun to the rwy. The acft impacted the rwy 1100 ft from the apch end in a nose low and left wing low attitude.
- [NTSB MKC84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA061.md): Piper J-3 · Battle Creek, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1984 · N6839H · Substantial damage
  > The acft as taxiing on a hard packed snow covered field when the right main landing gear collapsed. Visual inspection did not show any signs of fatigue. Slight bending and overload separtion of the shock strut tubing was evident.
- [NTSB MKC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA096.md): Piper J3C-65 · Minatare, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1983 · N23472 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he was making a low pass to look over a possible landing area, when he allowed the acft to inadvertently touch down on soft soil beside the strip. The acft bounced, then landed hard and the main gear collapsed.
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ27.md): Piper PA-25 · Lodgepole, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 31, 1981 · N70612 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC80FCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ06.md): Piper J3C · Milburn, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 30, 1980 · N2764C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ37.md): Piper J3C-65 · Ashland, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1976 · N88431 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ29.md): Piper J3C-65 · Alliance, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 17, 1976 · N3426K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ24.md): Piper J3C-65 · Spalding, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 13, 1974 · N3523K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ44.md): Piper J3C-65 · Lodgepole, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1973 · N6786H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ34.md): Piper J3C-65 · Atkinson, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1971 · N73418 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC71DCJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ33.md): Piper J3C-65 · Indianola, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 13, 1970 · N92449 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCJ18.md): Piper J3L-65 · Ashland, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 28, 1970 · N30504 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70FCJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FCJ10.md): Piper J3C-65 · Dunbar, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 15, 1970 · N3482K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0276.md): Piper J-3 · Burwell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 16, 1969 · N32843 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0174.md): Piper J3C-65 · Broken Bow, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1969 · N98422 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0385.md): Piper J3C-65 · Ewing, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1968 · N31026 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC68F0565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0565.md): Piper J3C-65 · Valentine, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 28, 1968 · N92327 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0364.md): Piper J3C-65 · Curtis, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1967 · N35210 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0315.md): Piper J-3 · Gothenburg, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 28, 1967 · N42663 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68F0170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0170.md): Piper J-3 · Lincoln, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1967 · N92244 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0407.md): Piper J3C-65 · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 27, 1967 · N3423N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0386.md): Piper J3C-65 · Silver Creek, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1966 · N6637H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0442.md): Piper J3C-65 · Broken Bow, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 11, 1966 · N4790T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0107.md): Piper J-3 · Giltner, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1965 · N3340N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65A0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0077.md): Piper J3C · Nebraska City, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 21, 1965 · N6149H · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC66D0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0001.md): Piper J3-C · Nebraska City, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 12, 1965 · N3482K · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC65F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0053.md): Piper J-3 · Loma, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 20, 1965 · N3575K · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC65F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0019-201577.md): Piper J-3 · Marquette, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 31, 1965 · N92253 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2691](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2691.md): Piper J3 · Tekamah, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 6, 1964 · N98775 · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0459.md): Piper J3C · Taylor, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 4, 1964 · N42453 · 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" = 'NE' 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=NE

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