# NTSB IAD76FIG13: Piper J3C-65, N51537, Mt Airy, MD, March 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Mt Airy, MD · MT AIRY, MD
- Location: 39.3747° N, 77.1538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Airy, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3747&lon=-77.1538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0684  76/3/26    MT AIRY,MD          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 16,
        TIME - 1342                    N51537              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT AIRY,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED PLT WITH PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51537](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51537-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 10467, built 1943 (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&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760326009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326009199A), Mar 26, 1976: Piper J3C65, Mt Airy, MD, Substantial damage. Uncertificated plt with pax.

## Other investigations on N51537 (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 IAD78FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA092), Aug 10, 1978: Piper J-3 (N51537), White Marsh, MD, destroyed, 1 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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