# NTSB MIA70D0296: Piper J-3, N46917, Hopetn Plntion, GA, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Hopetn Plntion, GA · HOPETN PLNTION, GA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4033  69/9/28    HOPETN PLNTION,GA   PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N46917              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 2992 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            384 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPETN PLNTION,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND TURN AFTER LOW PASS,STRUCK TREES DRG RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46917](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46917-1980-10-17), registration cancelled 1980-10-17, S/N G-105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N46917 (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 MIA78FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA116), Aug 19, 1978: Piper J3C (N46917), Homestead, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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