# NTSB CHI67D0074: Piper J-3, N6104H, Columbia, KY, July 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1966
- Place: Columbia, KY · COLUMBIA, KY
- Location: 37.1034° N, 85.3075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1034&lon=-85.3075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1841   66/7/9    COLUMBIA KY         PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6104H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUDOT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- FLOODED ENGINE PROPPED WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON, THROTTLE FULL OPEN, AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6104H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6104H-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 19263, 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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ludot

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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