# NTSB FTW68A0049: Piper J-3, N88369, New Gulf, TX, November 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1967
- Place: New Gulf, TX · NEW GULF, TX
- Location: 29.2552° N, 95.9000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newgulf, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2552&lon=-95.9000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0940  67/11/15   NEW GULF,TEX        PIPER J-3           CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N88369              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW GULF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK SMOKE STACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88369](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88369), registered now, S/N 15987, built 1946 (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
- Airport: New Gulf

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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