# NTSB ANC68F0021: Piper J-3, N70604, Talkeetna, AK, June 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1967
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1921   67/6/9    TALKEETNA,ALAS      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 200
        TIME - 2000                    N70604              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT WAS PRACTICING LNDGS AND TAKEOFFS ON LAKE.ACFT FLOAT EQIPPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70604](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70604), registered now, S/N 17613, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N70604 (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC14CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA004), Oct 10, 2013: Piper J3C 65 (N70604), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC82IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82IA067), Aug 5, 1982: Piper J-3 (N70604), Near Big Lake, AK, incident, minor damage

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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