# NTSB IAD71FIG19: Piper J-3, N1399V, College Park, MD, November 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1970
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FIG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4295   70/11/7   COLLEGE PARK,MD     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N1399V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGE PARK,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT PIPER PA-28R,N3072R,MINOR DMG.PLT INADVERTENTLY HIT THROTTLE WHILE BOARDING AFT PROPPING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1399V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1399V-1972-04-13), registration cancelled 1972-04-13, S/N 13056, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: College Park

## Other investigations on N1399V (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC72AN107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN107), Mar 5, 1972: Piper J-3 (N1399V), College Park, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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