# NTSB IAD70DID21: Piper J3C, N98889, Sealston, VA, May 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1970
- Place: Sealston, VA · SEALSTON, VA
- Location: 38.2615° N, 77.3319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sealston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2615&lon=-77.3319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DID21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DID21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2186  70/5/21    SEALSTON,VA         PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N98889              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 50, 441 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            119 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR-SHANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHANNON,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG,TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98889](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98889), registered now, S/N 19105, built 1946 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air-Shannon

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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