# NTSB MIA69A0096: Piper J3C-65, N88419, Homestead, FL, June 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1969
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2579  69/6/29    HOMESTEAD,FLA       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N88419              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 3798 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FLA               HOMESTEAD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COPILOT HAD 8 HRS IN TYPE ACFT. PILOT AT CONTROLS UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88419-1990-05-24), registration cancelled 1990-05-24, S/N 16037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Richards

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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