# NTSB CHI70D0021: Piper J3C-65, N6719H, Shepherdsville, KY, June 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1969
- Place: Shepherdsville, KY · SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.9814° N, 85.7020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shepherdsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9814&lon=-85.7020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1499   69/6/4    SHEPHERDSVILLE,KY   PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 140
        TIME - 1720                    N6719H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE LICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNMARKED 8 FT WIDE,4 FT DEEP DITCH ON EDGE OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6719H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6719H), registered now, S/N 19934, 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
- Airport: Blue Lick

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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