# NTSB MIA66D0361: Piper J3C-65, N98519, St George, SC, December 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1965
- Place: St George, SC · ST GEORGE, SC
- Location: 33.1861° N, 80.5796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. George, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1861&lon=-80.5796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0361
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0361

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3573  65/12/12   ST GEORGE SC        PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 330
        TIME - 1805                    N98519              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DORCHESTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98519](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98519), registered now, S/N 18727, 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
- Airport: Dorchester County

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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