# NTSB ANC69D0122: Piper J3C-65, N88472, Anchorage, AK, March 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1969
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1260  69/3/31  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N88472              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUSITNA FLATS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88472](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88472), registered now, S/N 16096, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Susitna Flats

## Other investigations on N88472 (1)

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 ANC00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA046), Apr 15, 2000: Piper J3C-65 (N88472), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was a frozen puddle.

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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