# NTSB DIA69D0016: Piper J-3, N30589, Waldorf, MD, June 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1968
- Place: Waldorf, MD · WALDORF, MD
- Location: 38.6246° N, 76.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldorf, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6246&lon=-76.9391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1860  68/6/23    WALDORF,MD          PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1850
        TIME - 1600                    N30589              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-GASKET BLOWN NO 3 CYL.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30589](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30589), registered now, S/N 4957 (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: [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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