# NTSB DEN70D0020: Piper J3C-65, N88017, Aurora, CO, June 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1969
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1906  69/6/21    AURORA,COLO         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1101                    N88017              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 2674 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            159 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP TURN CLOSE TO GRND AFTER LOW PASS OVER LDG AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88017](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88017-2016-09-06), registration cancelled 2016-09-06, S/N 15635, 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: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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