# NTSB CHI70D0065: Piper J3C-65, N6840H, Farwell, MI, July 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1969
- Place: Farwell, MI · FARWELL, MI
- Location: 43.8368° N, 84.8673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8368&lon=-84.8673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1929  69/7/10    FARWELL,MICH        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N6840H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE OF PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLTS FIRST LDG ON THIS 1000 FT LONG 50 FT WIDE PVT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6840H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840H), registered now, S/N 20063, 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: Lake Of Pines

## Other investigations on N6840H (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI72DEM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEM25), Sep 4, 1971: Piper J-3 (N6840H), Fremont, MI, 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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