CHI69F0177

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Cynthiana, KY · July 21, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1968
Place
Cynthiana, KY · CYNTHIANA, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N32754Piper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109332

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2567  68/7/21    CYNTHIANA,KY        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N32754              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYNTHIANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    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

Aircraft

Registration
N32754
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cynthiana

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.