# NTSB IAD74DKM50: Piper J-3, N98565, Charlotte, NC, March 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0860  74/3/28    CHARLOTTE,NC        PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N98565              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 47, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILGROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER UNINTENTIONALLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE ON LANDING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98565](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98565), registered now, S/N 18784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilgrove

## 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 19740328006079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740328006079A), Mar 28, 1974: Piper J3, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Passenger unintentionally applied right brake on landing roll.

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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