# NTSB IAD70D0057: Piper J3C-65, N58462, Virginia Beach, VA, August 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1969
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3548  69/8/17    VIRGINIA BEACH,VA    PIPER J3C-65       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N58462              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 20, 1275 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT STORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIRGINIA BEACH,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT RELEASED TOWED BANNER WITH ACFT IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE AT LO ALT AND AIRSPEED. DAMAGED TREE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58462](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58462), registered now, S/N G-67, built 1942 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ft Story

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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