# NTSB investigations: Piper J3C-65, 2000

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 NYC01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA031.md): Piper J3C-65 · Middletown, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 2000 · N33538 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA243.md): Piper J3-C65 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2000 · N70673 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper judgment not to sit in the pilot's seat (rear seat) and improper use of brakes on landing roll resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ANC00LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA102.md): Piper J-3 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2000 · N88283 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system, the airplane's lack of the required center fuel tank quick drain, and the pilot's inadequate preflight.
- [NTSB MIA00LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA230.md): Piper J3C-65 · New Smyrna Bch., FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2000 · N2143M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors in this accident were; a crosswind, and the pilot lack of experience in this kind of aircraft.
- [NTSB MIA00LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA158.md): Piper J-3 · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 2000 · N70546 · Substantial damage
  > a loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons that resulted in a forced landing and substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX00LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA174.md): Piper J3C-65 · Healdsburg, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2000 · N146TM · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the flight review pilot to compensate for the crosswind and maintain flying speed during takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA113.md): Piper J3C-65 · Lanconia, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2000 · N42383 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB ANC00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA046.md): Piper J3C-65 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2000 · N88472 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was a frozen puddle.
- [NTSB CHI00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA100.md): Piper J-3C · Eureka, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2000 · N71060 · Substantial damage
  > the foreign object (shot gun shell) which jammed the control stick. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the control stick jammed and the rough terrain which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB NYC00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA110.md): Piper J3C-65 · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2000 · N88340 · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the flight instructor's delay in remedial action. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2000
  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&year=2000

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