# NTSB CHI70DGJ18: Piper J-3, N6768H, Whitesburg, KY, June 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1970
- Place: Whitesburg, KY · WHITESBURG, KY
- Location: 37.1178° N, 82.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitesburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1178&lon=-82.8230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DGJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2770  70/6/28    WHITESBURG,KY       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6768H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITESBURG,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY ON MTN TOP,STEEP DROP BOTH SIDES,ACFT WENT OFF RWY.NO DUAL LAST 9 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6768H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6768H-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 19983, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- 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: Whitesburg Muni

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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