# NTSB FTW73FPM04: Piper J-3L, N37939, Wetumka, OK, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Wetumka, OK · WETUMKA, OK
- Location: 35.2421° N, 96.2337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumka, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2421&lon=-96.2337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3298  72/8/20    WETUMKA,OKLA        PIPER J-3L          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 275
        TIME - 1530                    N37939              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKEMAH,OKLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37939](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37939-2013-04-17), registration cancelled 2013-04-17, S/N 6733, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3L
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (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: Private 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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