# NTSB FTW74FPJ21: Piper J3F-65, N38369, Midwest City, OK, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Midwest City, OK · MIDWEST CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4588° N, 97.3746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midwest City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4588&lon=-97.3746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0252   74/2/3    MIDWEST CITY,OKLA   PIPER J3F-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 448
        TIME - 1400                    N38369              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JANES PASTURE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          MIDWEST CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38369](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38369), registered now, S/N 6987, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3F-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (registry code 7100536) (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: Janes Pasture

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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