# NTSB IAD70F0062: Piper J3C-65, N71063, Sanford, NC, August 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1969
- Place: Sanford, NC · SANFORD, NC
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70F0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3691  69/8/25    SANFORD,NC          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N71063              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 27, 966 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANFORD,NC                  SANFORD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACTISING SPINS AT ALT TOO LOW FOR SAFE RECOVERY. STRUCK TREES ON PULL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71063](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71063-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N 18084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanford

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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