# NTSB MIA68A0103: Piper J3C-65, N65886, Montgomery, AL, June 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1968
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2119   68/6/8    MONTGOMERY,ALA      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 45, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N65886              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED TO ENTER SPIN FROM LOW LEVEL STEEP CLIMB. CO-PLT HAD NO OFFICIAL FLT RECORD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65886](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65886-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 177, built 1943 (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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