# NTSB MIA70D0138: Piper J-4A, N30350, Lawtey, FL, August 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1969
- Place: Lawtey, FL · LAWTEY, FL
- Location: 30.0484° N, 82.0725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawtey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0484&lon=-82.0725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3446  69/8/15    LAWTEY,FLA          PIPER J-4A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 107
        TIME - 1630                    N30350              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          STOCKBRIDGE,GA              LAKELAND,FLA                 ADEL,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- HIGH HUMIDITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30350-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 41178, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-4A
- Registry model: [Piper J4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (registry code 7100604) (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: Henry

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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