# NTSB DIA67D0026: Piper J3C-65, N70449, Hopewell, VA, February 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1967
- Place: Hopewell, VA · HOPEWELL, VA
- Location: 37.2910° N, 77.2989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopewell, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2910&lon=-77.2989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0330   67/2/4    HOPEWELL,VA         PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N70449              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED T/O,THEN DIVERTED ATTENTION TO CLOSE CARB.HEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70449](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70449), registered now, S/N 17445, 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
- Airport: Hopewell

## Other investigations on N70449 (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 IAD733ID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD733ID20), Apr 29, 1973: Piper J3C-65 (N70449), Blairs, VA, 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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