# NTSB FTW66A0106: Piper J-3, N98459, Corning, AR, May 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1966
- Place: Corning, AR · CORNING, AR
- Location: 36.4137° N, 90.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corning, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4137&lon=-90.5836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0430  66/5/19    CORNING ARK         PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N98459              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING AND OBSERVING A BREAK IN A WATERWAY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98459](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98459), registered now, S/N 18684 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- 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: Destroyed

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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