# NTSB CHI70F0331: Piper J3C-65, N26833, Rising Sun, IN, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Rising Sun, IN · RISING SUN, IN
- Location: 38.9539° N, 84.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rising Sun, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9539&lon=-84.8531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0331

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2766  69/9/28    RISING SUN,IND      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  2  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 436
        TIME - 1504                    N26833              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RISING SUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RISING SUN,IND              RISING SUN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- R WG STRUCK GRND DURING BALLOON BURSTING CONTEST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26833](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26833), registered now, S/N 4207 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rising Sun

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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