# NTSB FTW80FPM08: Piper J-3, N98236, Bristow, OK, March 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1980
- Place: Bristow, OK · BRISTOW, OK
- Location: 35.8331° N, 96.3944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristow, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8331&lon=-96.3944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0147  80/3/22    BRISTOW,OK          PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N98236              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 418 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOW,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98236](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98236), registered now, S/N 18403, 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: [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: Jones Memorial

## 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 19800322006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322006409A), Mar 22, 1980: Piper J3, Bristow, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on takeoff. The airplane rolled over and came down on the nose.

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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