# NTSB CHI71AC075: Piper J3C-65, N6752H, Sunbury, OH, April 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1971
- Place: Sunbury, OH · SUNBURY, OH
- Location: 40.2406° N, 82.8720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbury, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2406&lon=-82.8720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2873  71/4/11    SUNBURY,OHIO        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1754                    N6752H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNBURY,OHIO                DELAWARE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT ENTERED INTNTL SPIN AT TOO LOW ALT FOR RECOVERY. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ALTIMETER OR PARACHUTE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6752H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752H-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 19965, 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: [Franklin 4AC176C-D-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176c-d-f) (registry code 27007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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