# NTSB MIA69I0259: Piper J-3, N98576, Ozark, AL, November 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1968
- Place: Ozark, AL · OZARK, AL
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69I0259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0259

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0018  68/11/23   OZARK,ALA           PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N98576              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        REMARKS- STRUCK CESSNA N6698T.SUBST DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98576](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98576), registered now, S/N 18795, 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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Blackwell Field

## Other investigations on N98576 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DLD90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD90), Jun 5, 1974: Piper J-3 (N98576), Lake Placid, FL, 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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