# NTSB FTW80FPG02: Piper J-3, N98667, Pine Bluff, AR, November 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1979
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2594   79/11/6   PINE BLUFF,AR       PIPER J-3           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 131
        TIME - 1455                    N98667              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENVILLE,MS               PINE BLUFF,AR                GRADY,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98667](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98667), registered now, S/N 18896, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grider

## 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 19791106030619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106030619A), Nov 6, 1979: Piper J3, Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Witnesses observed the aircraft to stall and spin to the ground on base leg of traffic pattern.

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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