# NTSB LAX72DUJ86: Piper J3C-65, N4967V, Scottsdale, AZ, March 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1972
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1524  72/3/11    SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ     PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 300
        TIME - 1045                    N4967V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON ROAD,THOUGHT WAS STRIP.L WG HIT SHRUB,VEERED OFF ROAD,HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4967V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4967V), registered now, S/N 45-4870, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper L-4J](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4j) (registry code 7100520) (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

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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