# NTSB DIA70F0027: Piper J3C-65, N1533N, Cambridge, MD, June 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1969
- Place: Cambridge, MD · CAMBRIDGE, MD
- Location: 38.5541° N, 76.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5541&lon=-76.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2043  69/6/22    CAMBRIDGE,MD        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N1533N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1533N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1533N-1970-09-17), registration cancelled 1970-09-17, S/N 23065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65S](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s) (registry code 7100526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cambridge

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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