# NTSB FTW76AF079: Piper J3C, N30295, Reed, OK, March 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1976
- Place: Reed, OK · REED, OK
- Location: 34.9006° N, 99.6957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reed, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9006&lon=-99.6957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3107  76/3/27    REED,OK             PIPER J3C           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 62, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0930                    N30295              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANGUM,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURNG STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT WHILE CHASING COYOTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30295](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30295), registered now, S/N 4770, built 1940 (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: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760327034829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760327034829A), Mar 27, 1976: Piper J3C65, Reed, OK, Destroyed. Stalled durng steep turn at low alt while chasing coyote.

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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