# NTSB MIA65F0106: Piper J3C, N30226, Louisburg, NC, May 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1965
- Place: Louisburg, NC · LOUISBURG, NC
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0297  65/5/21    LOUISBURG NC        PIPER J3C           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N30226              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30226](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30226-2019-12-09), registration cancelled 2019-12-09, S/N 4706, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J-3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (registry code 7100503) (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
- Airport: Franklin Field

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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