# NTSB CHI68A0018: Piper J3, N98231, Medina, OH, August 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1967
- Place: Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0726  67/8/16    MEDINA,OHIO         PIPER J3            CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N98231              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERSON'S STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- BFOR TAKEOFF PLT STATED HE WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF SOLO LNDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98231](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98231-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 18397, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Emerson'S Strip

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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