# NTSB ANC72DAG12: Piper JC3-65, N70656, Anchorage, AK, June 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1972
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG12-107190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2174  72/6/28    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER JC3-65        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N70656              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 2299 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RABBIT CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLUG MISSING FROM CARBURETOR NOT VISIBLE ON PRE-FLITE AIRCRFT HIT HIDDEN MOUND UNDER TALL GRASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70656](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70656), registered now, S/N 17676, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER JC3-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rabbit Creek

## Other investigations on N70656 (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 ANC74GAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74GAG10), Jul 22, 1973: Piper J3 (N70656), Wasilla, AK, substantial 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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