# NTSB CHI74AC021: Piper J-3, N2051M, Marysville, OH, September 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1973
- Place: Marysville, OH · MARYSVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.2184° N, 83.3451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marysville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2184&lon=-83.3451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3107   73/9/6  NR.MARYSVILLE,OHIO    PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1720                    N2051M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LARCOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MARYSVILLE,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- OBS MAKING LOW PASSES OVER FARM HOUSES.STALLED FROM STEEP PULL UP.NO OFFICIAL RECORD OF PLT QUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2051M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2051M-2009-07-13), registration cancelled 2009-07-13, S/N 20825, 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: Larcom

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730906034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730906034639A), Sep 6, 1973: Piper J3C65, Marysville, OH, Substantial damage. OBS making low passes over farm houses. Stalled from steep pull up. No official record of plt qual.

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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