# NTSB ANC65F0012: Piper JC3, N35533, Ketchikan, AK, July 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1965
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65F0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65F0012-177168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0413  65/7/21  NR.KETCHIKAN ALAS     PIPER JC3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350
        TIME - 1335                    N35533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF FROM 6 1/2 MILE LONG LAKE WILSON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35533-1965-09-02), registration cancelled 1965-09-02, S/N 6438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER JC3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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