# NTSB IAD733ID20: Piper J3C-65, N70449, Blairs, VA, April 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Blairs, VA · BLAIRS, VA
- Location: 36.7003° N, 79.3790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairs, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7003&lon=-79.3790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD733ID20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD733ID20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0949  73/4/29    BLAIRS,VA           PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 122
        TIME - 1530                    N70449              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIRS,VA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CLOVER FLD.PLT MISJUDGED HEIGHT OF CLOVER,WRAPPED AROUND WHEELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70449](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70449), registered now, S/N 17445, built 1946 (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&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730429008069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429008069A), Apr 29, 1973: Piper J3C65, Blairs, VA, Substantial damage. Lndd in clover fld. Plt misjudged height of clover,wrapped around wheels.

## Other investigations on N70449 (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 DIA67D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0026), Feb 4, 1967: Piper J3C-65 (N70449), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

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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