# NTSB FTW67F0339: Piper J3C-65, N77565, Stuttgart, AR, November 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1966
- Place: Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0339
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0339

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3808  66/11/29   STUTTGART ARK       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 45,
        TIME - 1630                    N77565              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  4300 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITLICK ARISTRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED IN STEEP, TIGHT,TURN AFTER SHORT T/.WITNESSES SAID PLT DRANK ALCOHOL BEVS. PRIOR T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77565](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77565-1970-07-30), registration cancelled 1970-07-30, S/N 22053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pitlick Aristrip

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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