# NTSB CHI75FEE12: Piper J3C-65, N35258, Kankakee, IL, August 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2468  74/8/18    KANKAKEE,ILL        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 705
        TIME - 1215                    N35258              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOERNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANKAKEE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW LVL ACROBATICS,PRACTICING AIR SHOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35258](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35258), registered now, S/N 6254, built 1941 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Koerner

## 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 19740818028309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818028309A), Aug 18, 1974: Piper J3C65, Kankakee, IL, Destroyed. Low lvl acrobatics,practicing air show.

## Other investigations on N35258 (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 MKC65F0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0150), May 8, 1965: Piper J3 (N35258), Leoti, KS, 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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