# NTSB CHI81DER12: Piper J3C-65, N1459N, Long Lake, WI, January 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1981
- Place: Long Lake, WI · LONG LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.8430° N, 88.6673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8430&lon=-88.6673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0572  81/1/18    LONG LAKE,WI        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N1459N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG LAKE,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1459N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1459N), registered now, S/N 22995, built 1947 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19810118002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118002479A), Jan 18, 1981: Piper J3C65, Long Lake, WI, Substantial damage. Taxiing on frozen lake, tried to turn into shore to avoid parked vehicles. Skis slid on icy surface, wing hit tree.

## Other investigations on N1459N (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 FTW68D0456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0456), Feb 26, 1968: Piper J-3 (N1459N), Ruston, LA, 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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