# NTSB IAD70FID24: Piper J-3, N30933, Wallops Island, VA, June 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1970
- Place: Wallops Island, VA · WALLOPS ISLAND, VA
- Location: 37.8532° N, 75.4741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallops Island, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8532&lon=-75.4741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0778  70/6/15    WALLOPS ISLAND,VA   PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 0 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N30933              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASA WALLOPS ISLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLOPS ISLAND,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING REBUILT.TAXI BRAKE CK,ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE,DSCNDD TO THE LEFT FROM APRXLY 60 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30933](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30933), registered now, S/N 5222 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nasa Wallops Isle

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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