# NTSB FTW66F0532: Piper J3, N24934, Orange, TX, February 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1966
- Place: Orange, TX · ORANGE, TX
- Location: 30.1235° N, 93.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1235&lon=-93.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0532
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0532

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0285  66/2/13    ORANGE TEX          PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N24934              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24934](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24934), registered now, S/N 3547, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pugh

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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