# NTSB FTW66A0107: Piper J3C-65, N7080H, Clarksville, TX, May 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1966
- Place: Clarksville, TX · CLARKSVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.6110° N, 95.0563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6110&lon=-95.0563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0432  66/5/21    CLARKSVILLE TEX     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 281
        TIME - 1930                    N7080H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRISSELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN-BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS - FRONT SEAT STUDENT PLT 0.248-PERCENT,PLT OWNER NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7080H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7080H), registered now, S/N 20329, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Trissell

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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