# NTSB MIA72FKW28: Piper J3C-65, N98429, Elizabethton, TN, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1972
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKW28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKW28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2225  72/5/23    ELIZABETHTON,TENN   PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 376
        TIME - 1045                    N98429              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTON,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PRACT SHORT FLD GO-AROUNDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98429](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98429), registered now, S/N 18620, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- 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: Elizabethton

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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