# NTSB CHI67A0127: Piper J3-65, N35642, Payne, OH, May 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1967
- Place: Payne, OH · PAYNE, OH
- Location: 41.0798° N, 84.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Payne, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0798&lon=-84.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0297  67/5/20    PAYNE,OHIO          PIPER J3-65         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 117
        TIME - 1745                    N35642              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SPIRAL/SPIN FROM TOP OF LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35642](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35642-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 6498 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3-65
- 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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