# NTSB MIA65A0089: Piper J3C-65, N65901, Lumberton, MS, March 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1965
- Place: Lumberton, MS · LUMBERTON, MS
- Location: 31.0059° N, 89.4590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lumberton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0059&lon=-89.4590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0092   65/3/2    LUMBERTON MISS      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 400
        TIME - 1700                    N65901              PX-  0  1  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - I H BASS JR MEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- PWR PLT UNIDENTIFIED HARD WHITE SUBSTANCE COVERED 50% OF FUEL SCREEN-PLT AWARE ACFT WAS GROUNDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65901](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65901-1965-04-12), registration cancelled 1965-04-12, S/N 13062 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: I H Bass Jr Mem

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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