# NTSB FTW70F0083: Piper J3C, N26868, Shallowater, TX, July 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1969
- Place: Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Location: 33.6901° N, 101.9893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shallowater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6901&lon=-101.9893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2173   69/7/5    SHALLOWATER,TEX     PIPER J3C           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3800
        TIME - 0715                    N26868              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED TO HIT GRND AT BOTTOM OF LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26868](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26868), registered now, S/N 4252, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shallowater

## Other investigations on N26868 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DFW08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA069), Feb 10, 2008: Piper J3C-65 (N26868), Shallowater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain a safe clearance from the terrain while manuevering for the landing surface.

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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