# NTSB MIA68F0308: Piper J-3, N3235N, Prentiss, MS, December 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1967
- Place: Prentiss, MS · PRENTISS, MS
- Location: 31.5995° N, 89.8747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prentiss, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5995&lon=-89.8747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4257   67/12/2 NR.PRENTISS,MISS      PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N3235N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRENTISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PASTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3235N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3235N), registered now, S/N 22426, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- 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: Prentiss

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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