# NTSB FTW70F0280: Piper J3C-65, N92462, Rosenburg, TX, October 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1969
- Place: Rosenburg, TX · ROSENBURG, TX
- Location: 29.5572° N, 95.8086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosenberg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5572&lon=-95.8086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4248  69/10/26   ROSENBURG,TEX       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 291
        TIME - 1356                    N92462              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KATY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSENBURG,TEX               BRAZORIA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PX JAMMED RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92462](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92462), registered now, S/N 16932, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Katy

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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