# NTSB CHI79DEI24: Piper J-3, N33242, Galion, OH, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Galion, OH · GALION, OH
- Location: 40.7382° N, 82.7813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7382&lon=-82.7813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEI24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0638   79/5/7    GALION,OH           PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N33242              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORNING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALION,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33242](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33242), registered now, S/N 5940, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horning

## 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 19790507007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507007309A), May 7, 1979: Piper J3, Galion, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed the aircraft to stall on downwind leg of traffic pattern and spin to the ground.

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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