# NTSB FTW81FPG60: Piper J3C-65, N7399H, Almyra, AR, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Almyra, AR · ALMYRA, AR
- Location: 34.4057° N, 91.4108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almyra, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-91.4108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2502  81/8/13  NR.ALMYRA,AR          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1305
        TIME - 1730                    N7399H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMYRA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALMYRA,AR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        REMARKS- BLOCK OF WOOD JAMMED ELEV CTLS,NOSE DWN PSN.FLEW INVERTED APRX 5MIN BFR CRASH,DSNDG FM 3000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7399H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7399H), registered now, S/N 20661, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- 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: Almyra Muni

## 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 19810813049399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049399A), Aug 13, 1981: Piper J3C65, Almyra, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during aerobatics. Investigation indicates block of wood wedged between controls and fuselage. .

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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