# NTSB CHI69D0415: Piper J3C-65, N98047, Woodstock, IL, January 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1969
- Place: Woodstock, IL · WOODSTOCK, IL
- Location: 42.3095° N, 88.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3095&lon=-88.4353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0415

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0392   69/1/4    WOODSTOCK,ILL       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N98047              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE OCCURRED DURING SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVER PRACTICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98047](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98047), registered now, S/N 18195, 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

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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