# NTSB MIA66D0318: Piper J3C-65, N7023H, Monetta, SC, October 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1965
- Place: Monetta, SC · MONETTA, SC
- Location: 33.8498° N, 81.6098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monetta, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8498&lon=-81.6098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0318

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3204  65/10/11   MONETTA SC          PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7023H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7023H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7023H-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 20268, built 1946 (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&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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