# NTSB MIA67D0165: Piper J3C, N78405, Shelby, MS, August 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1966
- Place: Shelby, MS · SHELBY, MS
- Location: 33.9505° N, 90.7651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9505&lon=-90.7651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2507  66/8/31    SHELBY MISS         PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 205
        TIME - 1745                    N78405              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78405](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78405), registered now, S/N 23146, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- 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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