# NTSB MIA67D0312: Piper L-4, N42933, Guntersville, AL, November 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1966
- Place: Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3658  66/11/24   GUNTERSVILLE ALA    PIPER L-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N42933              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED ENGINE OF UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT.ACFT ROLLED FORWARD INTO WOODED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42933](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42933-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 15292, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L-4
- 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: Guntersville

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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