# NTSB FTW69A0087: Piper J3C-65, N3665K, Gurley, LA, June 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1969
- Place: Gurley, LA · GURLEY, LA
- Location: 30.8693° N, 91.1340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gurley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8693&lon=-91.1340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2052  69/6/28    GURLEY,LA           PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1815                    N3665K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGAME STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SHORTLY AFTER T/O ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO EXECUTE FLAT TURNS,PULLUPS,DIVES. STALLED DURING FLAT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3665K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3665K-1976-06-14), registration cancelled 1976-06-14, S/N 22357, 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: Burlingame Strip

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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